Eight (āt), n. [See Ait.]
An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their
eights." Evelyn.
Eight, a. [AS. eahta; akin to
OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG.
ahto, Icel. ātta, Sw. åtta, Dan.
otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. asztůni, Ir. &
Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L.
octo, Gr. 'oktw`, Skr. ashṭan.
√306. Cf. Octave.] Seven and one; as, eight
years.
Eight (āt), n. 1.
The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or
objects.
2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or
viii.