inlihtan

Old English

Alternative forms

• enlīhtan
• onlīhtan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną, equivalent to in- +‎ līhtan, Related to Old High German inliuhten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan, “to enlighten, illuminate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈliːx.tɑn/

Verb

inlīhtan

1. to illuminate, make bright, cause to shine
2. to restore sight, give clear sight; to clear the mental fog, to enlighten
3. to give light to
4. to shine

Conjugation

Conjugation of inlīhtan (weak class 1)

infinitive	inlīhtan	inlīhtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	inlīhte	inlīhte
second person singular	inlīhtest, inlīhst, inlīhtst	inlīhtest
third person singular	inlīhteþ, inlīht	inlīhte
plural	inlīhtaþ	inlīhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	inlīhte	inlīhte
plural	inlīhten	inlīhten
imperative
singular	inlīht
plural	inlīhtaþ
participle	present	past
	inlīhtende	inlīhted

Descendants

• Old English: inlīhtan, onlīhtan
  • Middle English: inlighten
    • English: inlight, inlighten (in part), enlighten (in part)
• Middle Dutch: inlichten
  • Dutch: inlichten
• Old High German: inliuhten
• Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan)

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “inlihtan”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “in-lihtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Middle English Dictionary