leohtfæt
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *leuhtafat. Cognate with Old Saxon liohtfat, Old Dutch liehtfat, Old High German liohtfaz. Equivalent to lēoht (“light”) + fæt (“container”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlēohtfæt n
- lamp, lantern
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 25:8
- Þā cwǣdon þā dysegan tō þām wīsum, "Sellaþ ūs of þīnum ele, for þām ūru lēohtfatu sind ācwenctu."
- Then the foolish people said to the wise ones, "Give us some of your oil, our lamps have gone out."
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 15:8
- Ġif hwelċ wīf forlīest ānne sċilling, hū, ne onǣlþ hēo hire lēohtfæt and āwent hire hūs and sēcþ ġeornlīċe oþ hēo hine fint?
- If a woman loses a shilling, doesn't she light a lamp and sweep her house and look diligently until she finds it?
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 25:8
Declension
editDeclension of leohtfæt (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lēohtfæt | lēohtfatu |
accusative | lēohtfæt | lēohtfatu |
genitive | lēohtfætes | lēohtfata |
dative | lēohtfæte | lēohtfatum |