liehtan

Old English

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈliːçtɑn/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• līehtan, lȳhtan

Verb

līhtan

1. to light; to illuminate

Derived terms

• ġeondlīhtan
• inlīhtan

Descendants

• Middle English: lihten, lighten
  • English: light

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną.

Verb

līhtan

1. To make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve of burden.
2. To descend, light, alight.

Derived terms

• ālīhtan
• ġelīhtan

Descendants

• Middle English: lihten, liȝten, lighten
  • English: light

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “líhtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (1)
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “líhtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2)