leohtfæt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *leuhtafat. Cognate with Old Saxon liohtfat, Old Dutch liehtfat, Old High German liohtfaz. Equivalent to lēoht (“light”) +‎ fæt (“container”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oːxtˌfæt/

Noun

lēohtfæt n

1. 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?

Declension

Declension of leohtfæt (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēohtfæt	lēohtfatu
accusative	lēohtfæt	lēohtfatu
genitive	lēohtfætes	lēohtfata
dative	lēohtfæte	lēohtfatum