liehtan
Old English
Alternative forms
- lȳhtan – Late West Saxon
- līhtan – Anglian, Late West Saxon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli͜yːx.tɑn/
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)
- 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
- ġeondlīehtan
- inlīehtan
Descendants
- Middle English: lihten, lighten
- English: light
- Scots: licht
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)
- to make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve of burden
- 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
- ālīehtan
- ġelīehtan
Descendants
- Middle English: lihten, liȝten, lighten
- English: light
- Scots: licht
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “líhtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (1)
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “líhtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2)