leoht

leoht

Middle English

Noun

leoht (plural *leohtes)

1. Alternative form of light

References

• “light (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• leht, liht

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːo̯ht/, [leːo̯xt]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *linhtaz. Cognate with Old Frisian liucht, Dutch licht, Old High German lihti (German leicht), Old Norse léttr (Swedish lätt).

Adjective

lēoht

1. (West Saxon) light (of little weight)

Derived terms

• lēohtlīċ
• lēohtlīċe

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from *lewk- (“shine, be white”). Cognate with Old Frisian liacht, Old Saxon lioht (Low German Licht), Dutch licht, Old High German lioht (German Licht).

Noun

lēoht n

1. (West Saxon) light (illumination)

Declension

Declension of leoht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēoht	lēohtu
accusative	lēoht	lēohtu
genitive	lēohtes	lēohta
dative	lēohte	lēohtum

Derived terms

• lēohtlīċ
• sunnan lēoht

Descendants

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