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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English lēġet, Anglian form of līġet, līġetu, līeġet, from Proto-West Germanic *laugiþu.
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Noun
leyt (uncountable)
- The striking of lightning; an instance of lightning.
c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:5, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:⁊ leıtıs ⁊ voıces ⁊ þundꝛıngıs camen out of þe troone. ⁊ ſeuene lau[m]pıs bꝛe[n]nynge bıfoꝛe þe troone.· whıche ben þe ſeuene ſpırıtıs of god- And lightning, sounds, and thunder came out of the throne, and seven lamps were burning in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
- A small spark, jet or stream of fire.
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Etymology 2
Noun
leyt
- Alternative form of led (“lead”)