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Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
lyt
- present tense of lyta
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic .
Pronunciation
Adverb
lȳt
- little, few
- lyttucc ― particle, small piece
- lȳthwōn ― very little, very few
10th century, The Wanderer:oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.- or friendless me would soothe,
allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
how tough is sorrow as a companion,
to whom little has dear confidants for himself.
- (in compounds) inferior, subordinate
- lȳtle ― female slave
Derived terms
Noun
lȳt ? (indeclinable)
- little, few, a few (substantive use of the adverb)
Ðæra is nu to lyt ðe wile wel tæcan- There are now too few that can teach well.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Preface"
Ure Drihten bebead his discipulum þæt hí sceoldon læran and tæcan eallum þeodum ða ðing þe he sylf him tæhte; ac þæra is nu to lyt ðe wile wel tæcan and wel bysnian.- Our Lord commanded his disciples that they should instruct and teach all people the things which he had himself taught to them; but of those there are too few who will well teach and well exemplify.