leoht

Middle English

Noun

leoht (plural leohtes)

1. Alternative form of light

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le͜oːxt/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz (“light, brightness”).

Alternative forms

• lēht — Anglian
• līht

Noun

lēoht n

2. light
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3

     God cwæþ þā, "Ġeweorðe lēoht!", and lēoht wearþ ġeworht.

     Then God said, "Let there be light!", and light was made.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Middle English: leoht, liht, light
  • English: light
  • Scots: licht

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht (“light, bright”).

Adjective

lēoht (comparative lēohtra, superlative lēohtest)

2. light, bright, clear, luminous
3. shining, resplendent, cheerful, beautiful
4. renowned

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: leoht, liht, light
  • English: light
  • Scots: licht

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht (“light, not heavy”).

Alternative forms

• lēht, līht

Adjective

lēoht

2. light (of little weight)
3. inconsiderable
4. not slow; quick, ready, nimble
5. fickle
6. easy

Declension

Derived terms

• lēohtlīċ
• lēohtlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: liȝt, lyghte
  • English: light
  • Scots: licht