"micht" meaning in Scots

See micht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Middle English might, myght, from Old English miht, meaht (“might, power”). More at might. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|might}} Middle English might, {{m|enm|myght}} myght, {{inh|sco|ang|miht}} Old English miht, {{m|ang|meaht||might, power}} meaht (“might, power”), {{m|en|might}} might Head templates: {{head|sco|noun}} micht
  1. Power; ability; capacity. Related terms: maucht
    Sense id: en-micht-sco-noun-L7N~Kr6y Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English mighte, from Old English mihte, meahte, first and third person indicative preterite of magan (“to be able”). More at may. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|mighte}} Middle English mighte, {{inh|sco|ang|mihte}} Old English mihte, {{m|ang|meahte}} meahte, {{m|ang|magan||to be able}} magan (“to be able”), {{l|en|may}} may Head templates: {{head|sco|verb}} micht
  1. might Related terms: mey
    Sense id: en-micht-sco-verb-8jvo7tRU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for micht meaning in Scots (2.4kB)

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