leoht
Middle English edit
Noun edit
leoht (plural leohtes)
- Alternative form of light
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz (“light, brightness”).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
lēoht n
- light
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3
- God cwæþ þā, "Ġeweorðe lēoht!", and lēoht wearþ ġeworht.
- Then God said, "Let there be light!", and light was made.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:3
Declension edit
Declension of leoht (strong a-stem)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht (“light, bright”).
Adjective edit
lēoht (comparative lēohtra, superlative lēohtest)
Declension edit
Declension of lēoht — Strong
Declension of lēoht — Weak
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht (“light, not heavy”).
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
lēoht
Declension edit
Declension of lēoht — Strong
Declension of lēoht — Weak