leoht
Middle English
editNoun
editleoht (plural leohtes)
- Alternative form of light
Old English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz (“light, brightness”).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editlēoht n
- light
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3
- God cwæþ þā, "Ġeweorðe lēoht!", and lēoht wearþ ġeworht.
- Then God said, "Let there be light!", and light was made.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3
Declension
editDeclension of lēoht (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht (“light, bright”).
Adjective
editlēoht (comparative lēohtra, superlative lēohtest)
Declension
editDeclension of lēoht — Strong
Declension of lēoht — Weak
Descendants
editEtymology 3
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht (“light, not heavy”).
Alternative forms
editAdjective
editlēoht
Declension
editDeclension of lēoht — Strong
Declension of lēoht — Weak
Derived terms
editDescendants
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk-
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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