"ocht" meaning in Scots

See ocht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /oxt/, /ʌut/ [Orkney, Southern-Scots] Forms: oucht [alternative], owt [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|aught|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English aught, {{inh+|sco|enm|aught}} Inherited from Middle English aught, {{inh|sco|ang|āht}} Old English āht Head templates: {{head|sco|pronoun}} ocht
  1. anything
    Sense id: en-ocht-sco-pron-7gh0Fwt~

Verb

IPA: /oxt/, /ʌut/ [Orkney, Southern-Scots] Forms: oucht [alternative], owt [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|aught|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English aught, {{inh+|sco|enm|aught}} Inherited from Middle English aught, {{inh|sco|ang|āht}} Old English āht Head templates: {{head|sco|verb forms}} ocht
  1. (auxiliary) ought Tags: auxiliary Derived forms: ochtna (english: ought not)
    Sense id: en-ocht-sco-verb-Fb1SeX19 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots pronouns Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Scots pronouns: 41 59

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