Reconstruction:Old English/spiht

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *speoht

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, *speht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, *spehtaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spixt/, [spiçt]

Noun

*spiht m

  1. woodpecker

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative spiht spihtas
accusative spiht spihtas
genitive spihtes spihta
dative spihte spihtum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: speght (late)
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