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aught

3  [awkht]
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–verb (used with object) Scot.
1. to own; possess.
2. to owe (someone or something); be obligated to.
–adjective
3. possessed of.
–noun
4. Archaic.
a. ownership; possession.
b. property; a possession.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE æht; c. OHG ēht, Goth aihts; akin to owe, own

aught

4  [awkht]
–adjective Scot.
1. eight.
2. eighth.
Origin:
ME aghte, aughte, var. of eighte; see eight
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aught  (2)
"nothing, zero," faulty sep. of a naught (see naught).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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