"speight" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /speɪt/, /spaɪt/ Forms: speights [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt, -aɪt Etymology: From late Northern Middle English specht (“woodpecker”), from Old English *spiht, *speoht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, *speht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, *spehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“a kind of bird, woodpecker, magpie”). Traditionally considered to be borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, but this is rendered problematic by the mention of Spehtesberie in Domesday (Middle English Speghtesbury, Spettesbury; modern Spettisbury). Compare Dutch specht (“woodpecker”), German Specht (“woodpecker”), Danish spætte (“woodpecker”), Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)peyk-}}, {{inh|en|enm-nor|specht|t=woodpecker}} Northern Middle English specht (“woodpecker”), {{inh|en|ang|*spiht}} Old English *spiht, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*spiht}} Proto-West Germanic *spiht, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*spihtaz}} Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)peyk-|t=a kind of bird, woodpecker, magpie}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“a kind of bird, woodpecker, magpie”), {{cog|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{cog|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{m+|enm|Speghtesbury}} Middle English Speghtesbury, {{cog|nl|specht|t=woodpecker}} Dutch specht (“woodpecker”), {{cog|de|Specht|t=woodpecker}} German Specht (“woodpecker”), {{cog|da|spætte|t=woodpecker}} Danish spætte (“woodpecker”), {{cog|la|pīcus|t=woodpecker}} Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} speight (plural speights)
  1. (obsolete, dialect) A woodpecker. Wikipedia link: Domesday Tags: dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Woodpeckers Synonyms: specht, spekt, spight
    Sense id: en-speight-en-noun-oObf8EVd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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