liht

Middle English

Noun

liht

  1. alternative form of light

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːxt/

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