leyt

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English lēġet, Anglian form of līġet, līġetu, līeġet, from Proto-West Germanic *laugiþu.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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leyt (uncountable)

  1. The striking of lightning; an instance of lightning.
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:5, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      leıtıs ⁊ voıces ⁊ þundꝛıngıs camen out of þe troone. ⁊ ſeuene lau[m]pıs bꝛe[n]nynge bıfoꝛe þe troone.· whıche ben þe ſeuene ſpırıtıs of god
      And lightning, sounds, and thunder came out of the throne, and seven lamps were burning in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
  2. A small spark, jet or stream of fire.
Descendants
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  • English: lait (obsolete)
References
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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leyt

  1. Alternative form of led (lead)