leoht

Middle English

Noun

leoht (plural *leohtes)

Alternative form of light

References

“light (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.

Old English

Alternative forms

leht, liht

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːo̯ht/, [leːo̯xt]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *linhtaz. Cognate with Old Frisian liucht, Dutch licht, Old High German lihti (German leicht), Old Norse léttr (Swedish lätt).

Adjective

lēoht

(West Saxon) light (of little weight)

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: liȝt, lyghte
- Scots: licht
- English: light

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from *lewk- (“shine, be white”). Cognate with Old Frisian liacht, Old Saxon lioht (Low German Licht), Dutch licht, Old High German lioht (German Licht).

Noun

lēoht n

(West Saxon) light (illumination)

Declension

Declension of leoht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēoht	lēohtu
accusative	lēoht	lēohtu
genitive	lēohtes	lēohta
dative	lēohte	lēohtum

Derived terms

lēohtlīċ
sunnan lēoht

Descendants

Middle English: leoht, liht, light
- English: light
- Scots: licht

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