Peohtas

Old English Alternative forms ang Pehtas Pihtas Pyhtas Etymology Probably from ang cel -/ang xpi -; see la Pictus. Pronunciation Peohtas Proper noun m-p the Picts The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCCX Hēr Beorhtfriþ ealdormon feaht wiþ Peohtas, ⁊ Īne ⁊ Nun his mæġ ġefuhton wiþ Gerente Wala cyninge. Year 710 In this year Prince Brightfrith fought against the Picts, and Ine and his kinsman Nun fought against Gerent, king of the Welsh. Pictland Usage notes As is usual with Old English names of peoples, no singular form of Peohtas is attested. If one existed, it would have been *Piht, because of a 9th century sound change in which eo, io, and ie became i before the clusters ht, hþ, and hs when the latter were word-final or preceded a front vowel. See ang cniht for a word with the same alteration of i and eo. Declension Peoht pl Derived terms ang Peohta land ang Pihtisċ ang Demonyms