liegetsliht

Old English

Alternative forms

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
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