inlihtan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- 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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną (illuminate, lighten) prefix from Old English līhtan.
Origin
Old English
līhtan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *leuk- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *inliuhtijaną Proto-Germanic
- geondlihtan Old English
- inlīhtan Old English
- līhtan Old English
- onlihtan Old English
- *inliuhten Old Dutch