miht
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mixt/, [miçt]
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, *megʰ- (“to allow, be able, help”). Cognates include Old Frisian macht, mecht (West Frisian macht), Middle Dutch macht (Dutch macht), Old High German maht (German Macht), Old Norse máttr (Icelandic máttur), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts).
Noun
miht f
- power, ability
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
- Nero cwæð, "Ne ondrætst ðu ðe, Petrus, Simones mihta, ðe mid wundrum his godcundnysse geswutelað?"
- Nero said, "Fearest thou not, Peter, the powers of Simon, who manifests to thee his divinity by miracles?"
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
- Iohannes þa gegaderode ðæra gymstana bricas, and beseah to heofonum, þus cweðende, "Drihten Hælend, nis ðe nan ðing earfoðe; þu ge-edstaðelodest ðisne tobrocenan middangeard on þinum geleaffullum, þurh tácen þære halgan rode; ge-edstaðela nu þas deorwurðan gymstanas, ðurh ðinra engla handa, þæt ðas nytenan menn þine mihta oncnáwon, and on þe gelyfon."
- John then gathered the fragments of the jewels, and looked to heaven, thus saying, "Lord Jesus, to thee no thing is difficult; thou didst restore this crushed world for thy faithful, through sign of the holy rood; restore now these precious gems, by thy angels' hands, that these ignorant men may acknowledge thy powers, and in thee believe."
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
- strength, power
- virtue
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
- Seo seofoðe miht is seo soðe lufu to gode þæt we on godum weorcum godes lufe cepon...
- The seventh Virtue is true Love to God, that we in good works seek after God's love...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
Declension
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