onlihtan
Old English
Etymology
From on- + līhtan, Related to Old High German inliuhten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan, “to enlighten, illuminate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onˈliːx.tɑn/
Verb
onlīhtan
- Alternative form of inlīhtan
Conjugation
Conjugation of onlīhtan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | onlīhtan | onlīhtenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | onlīhte | onlīhte |
| second person singular | onlīhtest, onlīhst, onlīhtst | onlīhtest |
| third person singular | onlīhteþ, onlīht | onlīhte |
| plural | onlīhtaþ | onlīhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | onlīhte | onlīhte |
| plural | onlīhten | onlīhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | onlīht | |
| plural | onlīhtaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| onlīhtende | onlīhted | |
Descendants
- Middle English: onlighten
References
- John R. Clark Hall (1916), “onlihtan”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “on-lihtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Middle English Dictionary