nought

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 282 words | Copyright

nought nothing OE.; adv. (dial.) in no degree; not OE.; †adj. bad, good for nothing XIV. OE. nōwiht, f. ne (see NO3) + ōwiht, var. of āwiht AUGHT. Cf. NAUGHT. Parallel formations in Gmc. are OS. neo-, niowiht, MDu. niewet (Du. niet), OHG. niwiht (G. nicht).

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