aught1
/ɔːt
/(also ought)
pronoun archaic
Anything at all: know you aught of this fellow, young sir?...
- In his report of the battle, Cromwell wrote, ‘it is, for aught I know, a crowning mercy’.
- When asked who was to blame for all the possessed girls she responded, ‘The devil for aught I know.’
- Hang yourself for aught you're worth, You were a scoundrel from your birth, And if you cannot buy a rope, Some fool will trust you one, I hope.
Origin
Old English āwiht (see aye2, wight).
Rhymes
aught2
noun
Variant spelling of ought2.