Ight

//aɪt// contraction, noun, slang

contraction, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    possession obsolete, uncountable
Contraction
  1. 1
    Alternative form of aight. alt-of, alternative, contraction, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms
possessionpossession

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English iht, eiȝt, eȝte, æihte, from Old English ǣht (“possessions, property, riches”), from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ēyk- (“to have, own, be able to”).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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