liegetu

Old English

Alternative forms

• lēġetu, lēġitu — Anglian
• lēġeð — Aldred
• līġetu, līġet, līġett

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laugiþu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli͜yː.je.tu/

Noun

līeġetu f

1. lightning
2. a flash of lightning

Usage notes

This word is used frequently in collocation with þunor or its derivative þunorrād, much like in the Modern English phrase thunder and lightning

Declension

Declension of liegetu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līeġetu	līeġeta, līeġete
accusative	līeġete	līeġeta, līeġete
genitive	līeġete	līeġeta
dative	līeġete	līeġetum

As with other words with the -þu suffix, often exhibits undeclined īn-stem endings

Declension of liegetu (strong īn-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līeġetu	līeġetu, līeġete
accusative	līeġetu, līeġete	līeġetu, līeġete
genitive	līeġetu, līeġete	līeġeta
dative	līeġetu, līeġete	līeġetum

Also frequently masculine

Declension of liegetu (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līeġet	līeġetas
accusative	līeġet	līeġetas
genitive	līeġetes	līeġeta
dative	līeġete	līeġetum

Derived terms

• līeġetsliht

Related terms

• līeġ

Descendants

• Middle English: leyt, lait, laite, layt, layte, leit, leite, leyte
  • English: lait (obsolete)