inlihtan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną, equivalent to in- + līhtan, Related to Old High German inliuhten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan, “to enlighten, illuminate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
inlīhtan
- to illuminate, make bright, cause to shine
- to restore sight, give clear sight; to clear the mental fog, to enlighten
- to give light to
- to shine
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of inlīhtan (weak class 1)
infinitive | inlīhtan | inlīhtenne |
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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[edit]
- Old English: inlīhtan, onlīhtan
- Middle Dutch: inlichten
- Dutch: inlichten
- Old High German: inliuhten
- Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan)
References[edit]
- 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