Middle English edit

Noun edit

liht

  1. Alternative form of light

Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

līht

  1. (Anglian) Alternative form of lēoht (light in weight, not heavy)

Old High German edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz (whence also Old English lēoht, Old Norse léttr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Adjective edit

līht

  1. light (not heavy)

Descendants edit

  • Middle High German: līht

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, whence also Old English lēoht, Old Norse léttr.

Adjective edit

līht

  1. light (in weight)

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Descendants edit

Pohnpeian edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps cognate to Mokilese lihs

Noun edit

liht

  1. jellyfish