different between opt vs owt

English

Etymology

From French opter, from Latin optare “to choose” or "to select"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pt/

• Rhymes: -?pt

Verb

opt (third-person singular simple present opts, present participle opting, simple past and past participle opted)

1. (intransitive) To choose; select.

   He opted not to go.

   She opted for the salad rather than the steak.

Derived terms

• opt in
• opt out
• co-opt

Related terms

• option
• optional

Translations

Anagrams

• OTP, PTO, TPO, pot, top

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• oft

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uft?.

Adverb

opt (comparative optarr, superlative optast)

1. often
   • Hávamál, verse 135

Descendants

References

• opt in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin oct?, from Proto-Indo-European *o?t?w.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opt/

Numeral

opt

1. eight

Derived terms

• optzeci
• optime

English

Etymology

From Old English ?uht, ?uhtes; see aught.

Pronunciation

• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /a?t/

  Homophone: out

• Rhymes: -a?t
• (English Midlands) IPA^(key): /??t/

  Homophone: oat

• Rhymes: -??t

Pronoun

owt

1. (Northern England) aught, anything

Noun

owt (uncountable)

1. (Northern England) anything

Adverb

owt (not comparable)

1. (Northern England) anything

See also

• nowt

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]

Anagrams

• OTW, TOW, Tow, WTO, tow, two, wot

Scots

Etymology

From Old English ?wiht, ?wihtes, see aught.

Pronoun

owt

1. aught

Noun

owt (uncountable)

1. anything

See also

• nowt