What does "aught" mean?
Aught: Property; possession. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Additional senses
- 2.Anything; any part. [Also written ought.] There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has spoken. Josh. xxi. 45 But go, my son, and see if aught be wanting. Addison.
- 3.At all; in any degree. Chaucer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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