leoht
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]leoht (plural leohtes)
- Alternative form of light
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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From Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz (“light, brightness”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]lēoht n
- light
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3
- God cwæþ þā, "Ġeweorðe lēoht!", and lēoht wearþ ġeworht.
- Then God said, "Let there be light!", and light was made.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēoht | lēoht |
| accusative | lēoht | lēoht |
| genitive | lēohtes | lēohta |
| dative | lēohte | lēohtum |
Derived terms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht (“light, bright”).
Adjective
[edit]lēoht (comparative lēohtra, superlative lēohtest)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lēoht — Strong
Declension of lēoht — Weak
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht (“light, not heavy”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lēoht
Declension
[edit]Declension of lēoht — Strong
Declension of lēoht — Weak
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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