Contionary:eytta

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Ultimately from Germanic *jaukiþō ("worktime between meals"); cognate with Old Norse eykt, whose influence is seen in the spelling.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈeytˠə/ [ˈæɯ̯ʰtʰɐ]

Inflection of eytta
 Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  eyttaɴ  eyttanʜ  eyttaeʟ  eyttaeʟ
ᴘʟ.  eyttaeʟ  eyttaɴ  eyttaınb   eyttaeʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  eyttana   eyttaeʟ  eyttanaʟ

Noun

eytta (runic:ᛆᚢᛐᚭ)

  1. A length of time equal to one-eighth of a solar day (i.e. roughly three hours).
  • 1667, unknown author, In Luínır, p.4:
[…] aır son nın Annra san astarre tar fhéoır éucht nın laí.
for the sake of the Annerish who are at work four eytt a day.
Inflection of eytta
 Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  eyttaɴ  eytt   eyttaʟ  eyttʟ
ᴘʟ.  eyttaʟ  eyttaɴ  eyttaıb   eyttaʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  eytt   eyttaʟ  eyttaʟ

Earlier (more archaïc) inflection:

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