"ight" meaning in English

See ight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /aɪt/
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} ight, {{en-cont}} ight
  1. (slang) Alternative form of aight Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction, slang Alternative form of: aight
    Sense id: en-ight-en-contraction-~Aopgv9J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /aɪt/
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From Middle English iht, eiȝt, eȝte, æihte, from Old English ǣht (“possessions, property, riches”), from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ēyk- (“to have, own, be able to”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|iht}} Middle English iht, {{inh|en|ang|ǣht|t=possessions, property, riches}} Old English ǣht (“possessions, property, riches”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*aihtiz}} Proto-Germanic *aihtiz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*ēyk-|t=to have, own, be able to}} Proto-Indo-European *ēyk- (“to have, own, be able to”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ight (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) possession Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: eight, aught
    Sense id: en-ight-en-noun-i2Fqpgry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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