liegetsliht

Old English

Alternative forms

• līġetsliht

Etymology

From līeġet (“lightning”) +‎ sliht (“strike”). Compare German Blitzschlag and Modern English lightning strike, which are formed similarly. Note also the phrase þunres sleġe (“clap of thunder”), which contains another word for "strike."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli͜yː.jetˌslixt/, [ˈli͜yː.jetˌsliçt]

Noun

līeġetsliht m

1. lightning strike
2. lightning bolt, flash of lightning

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	līeġetsliht	līeġetslihtas
accusative	līeġetsliht	līeġetslihtas
genitive	līeġetslihtes	līeġetslihta
dative	līeġetslihte	līeġetslihtum