eldertongue

Old English · noun

lihtnes

Normalised līhtnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈliːxt.nes/
Syllables
ˈliːxt · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
lightnessbrightness

Meaning

  1. lightness, brightness

Declension

Declension of lihtnes
Singular
Nominative līhtnes
Accusative līhtnesse
Genitive līhtnesse
Dative līhtnesse

All forms (2)

Etymology

By surface analysis, lēoht (“light, bright”) + -nes or līehtan (“to shine, glow, light”) + -nes.

Descendants

lightness

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