liehtan
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine, bright, to see”). Cognate with Old High German liuhten (German leuchten).
Verb
līehtan (West Saxon)
- to light; to illuminate
Conjugation
Conjugation of līehtan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | līehtan | līehtenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | līehte | līehte |
| second person singular | līehtest, līehst, līehtst | līehtest |
| third person singular | līehteþ, līeht | līehte |
| plural | līehtaþ | līehton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | līehte | līehte |
| plural | līehten | līehten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | līeht | |
| plural | līehtaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| līehtende | (ġe)līehted | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian lichta, Old High German līhten, Old Norse létta.
Verb
līehtan (West Saxon)
Conjugation
Conjugation of līehtan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | līehtan | līehtenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | līehte | līehte |
| second person singular | līehtest, līehst, līehtst | līehtest |
| third person singular | līehteþ, līeht | līehte |
| plural | līehtaþ | līehton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | līehte | līehte |
| plural | līehten | līehten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | līeht | |
| plural | līehtaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| līehtende | (ġe)līehted | |
Derived terms
Descendants
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)