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Old English · verb

aliehtan

Normalised ālīehtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈli͜yːx.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈli͜yːx · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
alightalleviaterelieveradiantilluminatelightenenlightenpressure

aliehtan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to illuminate, illuminate, give light

  2. to be radiant

  3. to enlighten

  4. to lighten, light

Conjugation

Conjugation of aliehtan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ālīehteālīehte
2nd singular ālīehtestālīehstālīehtstālīehtest
3rd singular ālīehteþālīehtālīehte
Plural ālīehtaþālīehton
Subjunctive
Singular ālīehteālīehte
Plural ālīehtenālīehten
Non-finite forms of aliehtan
Form
Infinitive ālīehtan
Inflected infinitive ālīehtenne
Imperative singular ālīeht
Imperative plural ālīehtaþ
Present participle ālīehtende
Past participle ālīehted

aliehtan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve a burden

  2. to lessen the pressure

  3. to relieve

  4. to alight, get down

Conjugation

Conjugation of aliehtan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ālīehteālīehte
2nd singular ālīehtestālīehstālīehtstālīehtest
3rd singular ālīehteþālīehtālīehte
Plural ālīehtaþālīehton
Subjunctive
Singular ālīehteālīehte
Plural ālīehtenālīehten
Non-finite forms of aliehtan
Form
Infinitive ālīehtan
Inflected infinitive ālīehtenne
Imperative singular ālīeht
Imperative plural ālīehtaþ
Present participle ālīehtende
Past participle ālīehted

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ā- + līehtan (“to shine”).

From ā- + līehtan (“to make light or easy”).

Descendants

alight

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