Wordwyrt

might

/ˈmaɪt/MYT
/ˈmaɪt/MYT

Meaningpower

Common meaning: great strength or power

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmiht‘power’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmight‘power’source
  3. Englishmight‘great strength or power’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English miht ‘power’.

Roots

  • miht Old English “power”

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app