lihtan

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːçtɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine, bright, to see”). Cognate with Old High German liuhten (German leuchten).

Alternative forms

Verb

līhtan

  1. to light; to illuminate
Conjugation
Conjugation of līhtan (weak class 1)
infinitive līhtan tō līhtenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular līhte līhte
2nd-person singular līhtest līhtest
3rd-person singular līhteþ līhte
plural līhtaþ līhton
subjunctive present past
singular līhte līhte
plural līhten līhten
imperative
singular līht
plural līhtaþ
participle present past
līhtende (ġe)līhted
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną.

Verb

līhtan

  1. To make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve of burden.
  2. To descend, light, alight.
Conjugation
Conjugation of līhtan (weak class 1)
infinitive līhtan tō līhtenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular līhte līhte
2nd-person singular līhtest līhtest
3rd-person singular līhteþ līhte
plural līhtaþ līhton
subjunctive present past
singular līhte līhte
plural līhten līhten
imperative
singular līht
plural līhtaþ
participle present past
līhtende (ġe)līhted

Derived terms
  • ālīhtan
  • ġelīhtan

Descendants

References
  • líhtan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1)
  • líhtan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (2)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.