liht

liht

Middle English

Noun

liht

  1. alternative form of light

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːxt/
  • Rhymes: -iːxt

Adjective

līht

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

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • līhti

Etymology

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

    Adjective

    līht

    1. light (not heavy)

    Descendants

    • Middle High German: līht

    Old Saxon

    Etymology

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

    Adjective

    līht

    1. light (in weight)

    Declension

    Positive forms of līht
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative līht līht līht līhte, līhta līhta līht, līhta
    accusative līhtan, līhten līhta līht līhta, līhte līhta līht, līhta
    genitive līhtes, līhtas līhtara, līhtaro līhtes, līhtas līhtaro, līhtoro, līhtero līhtaro, līhtoro, līhtero līhtaro, līhtoro, līhtero
    dative līhtumu, līhtum, līhtun, līhtun, līhton, līhten, līhtan līhtaro, līhtaru, līhtara līhtumu, līhtum, līhtun, līhtun, līhton, līhten, līhtan līhtun, līhton, līhtum līhtun, līhton līhtun, līhton, līhtum
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative līhto, līhta līhta, līhte līhta, līhte līhton, līhtun līhton, līhtun, līhtan līhton, līhtun
    accusative līhton, līhtan līhtun, līhton, līhtan līhta, līhte līhton, līhtun līhton, līhtun, līhtan līhton, līhtun
    genitive līhten, līhtan līhtun, līhtan, līhten līhten, līhtan līhtono, līhteno līhtono līhtono, līhteno
    dative līhton, līhten, līhtan līhtun, līhtan līhton, līhten, līhtan līhton, līhtun līhton, līhtun līhton, līhtun

    Descendants

    Pohnpeian

    Etymology

    Perhaps cognate to Mokilese lihs

    Noun

    liht

    1. jellyfish