liht

Middle English

Noun

liht

  1. Alternative form of light

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːxt/

Adjective

līht

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

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • līhti

Etymology

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

Adjective

līht

  1. light (not heavy)

Descendants

  • Middle High German: līht

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Adjective

līht

  1. light (in weight)

Declension


Descendants

Pohnpeian

Etymology

Perhaps cognate to Mokilese lihs

Noun

liht

  1. jellyfish
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