liehtan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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
Conjugation of līehtan (weak class 1)
infinitive līehtan līehtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular līehte līehte
second person singular līehtest, līehst, līehtst līehtest
third person singular līehteþ, līeht līehte
plural līehtaþ līehton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular līehte līehte
plural līehten līehten
imperative
singular līeht
plural līehtaþ
participle present past
līehtende (ġe)līehted
Derived terms
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
Conjugation of līehtan (weak class 1)
infinitive līehtan līehtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular līehte līehte
second person singular līehtest, līehst, līehtst līehtest
third person singular līehteþ, līeht līehte
plural līehtaþ līehton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular līehte līehte
plural līehten līehten
imperative
singular līeht
plural līehtaþ
participle present past
līehtende (ġe)līehted
Derived terms
Descendants

References

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