aught 1
/awt/ , n.
1. anything whatever; any part: for aught I know.
adv.
2. Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect.
Also, ought .
[ bef. 1000; ME aught, ought, OE aht, awiht, owiht, equiv. to a, o ever + wiht thing, WIGHT 1 ]
aught 2
/awt/ , n.
a cipher (0); zero.
Also, ought .
[ a naught, taken as an aught (cf. AUGER). See NAUGHT ]
aught 3
/awkht/ , v.t. Scot.
1. to own; possess.
2. to owe (someone or something); be obligated to.
adj.
3. possessed of.
n.
4. Archaic.
a. ownership; possession.
b. property; a possession.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE aeht; c. OHG eht, Goth aihts; akin to OWE, OWN ]
aught 4
/awkht/ , adj. Scot.
1. eight.
2. eighth.
[ ME aghte, aughte, var. of eighte; see EIGHT ]