liht

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Middle English

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Noun

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liht

  1. Alternative form of light

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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līht

  1. (Anglian) Alternative form of lēoht (light in weight, not heavy)

Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz (whence also Old English lēoht, Old Norse léttr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Adjective

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līht

  1. light (not heavy)

Descendants

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  • Middle High German: līht

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, whence also Old English lēoht, Old Norse léttr.

Adjective

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līht

  1. light (in weight)

Declension

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Descendants

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Pohnpeian

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Etymology

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Perhaps cognate to Mokilese lihs

Noun

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liht

  1. jellyfish