leoht

Senses

1. light (of little weight)

   oþþe unlȳtel lēades clympre, lēohtre iċ eom micle þonne þēs lȳtla wyrm

   I am much heavier than the gray stone or an un-little clump of lead, I am much lighter than this little bug that walks here on the water with dry feet

   Hefiġere iċ eom micle þonne sē hāra stān

2. inconsiderable

3. not slow; quick, ready, nimble

4. fickle

5. easy

Declension

Senses

1. light, bright, clear, luminous

   Hī habbað miċle hēafda ⁊ ēaran swā fann. Ōþer ēare hī him on niht underbredað, ⁊ mid ōðran hȳ wrēoð him. Beoð þa ēaran swīðe lēohte ⁊ him beoð ān līchoman swā hwīte swā meolc. ⁊ ġif hī hwylcne mann on þām landum ġesēoð oþðe onġytað, þonne nimað hī heora ēaran on hand ⁊ feorriað hī ⁊ flēoð, swā hrǣdlīċe swā is wēn þætte hī flēogen.

   They have great heads and ears like fans. They spread one ear under themselves at night, and cover themselves in the other. The ears are very light and their bodies are as white as milk. And if they see or perceive anyone in those lands, they take their ears in their hands and go far and flee, so quickly one might think that they flew.

   Wonders of the East

2. shining, resplendent, cheerful, beautiful

3. renowned

Declension

Senses

1. light

   late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3

   Then God said, "Let there be light!", and light was made.

Declension · strong a-stem