ambeht

Old English

Alternative forms

ambiht, ambieht, ambyht

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ambahtī, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (derived from the root of ambiht (Etymology 1)), whence also Old Saxon ambaht, Old High German ambahti, ambaht (German Amt), Old Norse embætti, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.bext/, [ˈɑm.beçt]

Noun

ambeht n

office, ministry, service
servant, attendant

Declension

Declension of ambeht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ambeht	ambeht
accusative	ambeht	ambeht
genitive	ambehtes	ambehta
dative	ambehte	ambehtum

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