lyte
See also: -lyte
Middle English edit
Noun edit
lyte (plural lytes)
- Alternative form of light
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
- lyte (e- and split infinitives)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lyte (present tense lytar/lyter, past tense lyta/lytte, past participle lyta/lytt, passive infinitive lytast, present participle lytande, imperative lyte/lyt)
- to scathe
Related terms edit
- ljot (adjective)
- lyte n (Etymology 2)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse lýti f (“ugliness”) and Old Norse lýti n (“flaw”). Akin to Danish lyde.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lyte n (definite singular lytet, indefinite plural lyte, definite plural lyta)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse hljóta (“to get by lot”), from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lyte (present tense lyt, past tense laut, supine lote, past participle loten, present participle lytande)
References edit
- “lyte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
lyte n
Declension edit
Declension of lyte | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lyte | lytet | lyten | lytena |
Genitive | lytes | lytets | lytens | lytenas |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- lyte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lyte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lyte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)