Old English · verb

liehtan

Normalised līehtan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈli͜yːx.tɑn/
Syllables: ˈli͜yːx · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: alleviate relieve glow illuminate lighten light burden alight

liehtan1 · verb

Senses

to make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve of burden
to descend, light, alight

Conjugation

Conjugation of liehtan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	līehte	līehte
2nd singular	līehtest līehst līehtst	līehtest
3rd singular	līehteþ līeht	līehte
Plural	līehtaþ	līehton
Subjunctive
Singular	līehte	līehte
Plural	līehten	līehten

Non-finite forms of liehtan
	Form
Infinitive	līehtan
Inflected infinitive	līehtenne
Imperative singular	līeht
Imperative plural	līehtaþ
Present participle	līehtende
Past participle	līehted ġelīehted

liehtan2 · verb

Senses

to shine; illuminate, glow, light

Conjugation

Conjugation of liehtan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	līehte	līehte
2nd singular	līehtest līehst līehtst	līehtest
3rd singular	līehteþ līeht	līehte
Plural	līehtaþ	līehton
Subjunctive
Singular	līehte	līehte
Plural	līehten	līehten

Non-finite forms of liehtan
	Form
Infinitive	līehtan
Inflected infinitive	līehtenne
Imperative singular	līeht
Imperative plural	līehtaþ
Present participle	līehtende
Past participle	līehted ġelīehted

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian lichta, Old High German līhten, Old Norse létta.

From Proto-West Germanic *liuhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine, bright, to see”). Cognate with Old High German liuhten (German leuchten).

Descendants

light

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