micht

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle English might, myght, from Old English miht, meaht (“might, power”). More at might.

Noun

micht

  1. Power; ability; capacity.
  • maucht

Etymology 2

From Middle English mighte, from Old English mihte, meahte, first and third person indicative preterite of magan (“to be able”). More at may.

Verb

micht

  1. might
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.