Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Obsolete spellings of out.

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  • pronoun Northern England aught, anything
  • noun Northern England anything
  • adverb Northern England anything

Etymologies

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From Old English āuht, āuhtes, see aught.

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  • owt is a fascinating word that is chiefly English,and it means primarily 'anything'. It is used in many different English dialects, but is an old word, useful for anyone to use, no matter what the occasion!

    October 12, 2009

  • owt is a fascinating word that is chiefly English,and it means primarily 'anything'. It is used in many different English dialects, but is an old word, useful for anyone to use, no matter what the occasion!

    October 12, 2009