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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *leuhtafat. Cognate with Old Saxon liohtfat, Old Dutch liehtfat, Old High German liohtfaz. Equivalent to lēoht (“light”) + fæt (“container”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lēohtfæt n
- lamp, lantern
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 25:8
Þā cwǣdon þā dysegan tō þām wīsum, "Sellaþ ūs of þīnum ele, for þām ūru lēohtfatu sind ācwenctu."- Then the foolish people said to the wise ones, "Give us some of your oil, our lamps have gone out."
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 15:8
Ġif hwelċ wīf forlīest ānne sċilling, hū, ne onǣlþ hēo hire lēohtfæt and āwent hire hūs and sēcþ ġeornlīċe oþ hēo hine fint?- If a woman loses a shilling, doesn't she light a lamp and sweep her house and look diligently until she finds it?
Declension
Declension of lēohtfæt (strong a-stem)