liehtan

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli͜yːx.tɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *liuhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (to shine, bright, to see). Cognate with Old High German liuhten (German leuchten).

Verb

līehtan (West Saxon)

  1. to shine; illuminate, glow, light
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ġeondlīehtan
  • inlīehtan
Descendants
  • Middle English: lihten, lighten

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian lichta, Old High German līhten, Old Norse létta.

Verb

līehtan (West Saxon)

  1. to make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve of burden
  2. to descend, light, alight
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ālīehtan
  • ġelīehtan
Descendants

References

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