inlihtan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną, equivalent to in- +‎ līhtan, Related to Old High German inliuhten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan, “to enlighten, illuminate”).

Verb

inlīhtan

  1. to illuminate, make bright, cause to shine
  2. to restore sight, give clear sight; to clear the mental sweven, to enlighten
  3. to give light to
  4. to shine

Conjugation
Conjugation of inlīhtan (weak class 1)
infinitive inlīhtan tō inlīhtenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular inlīhte inlīhte
2nd-person singular inlīhtest inlīhtest
3rd-person singular inlīhteþ inlīhte
plural inlīhtaþ inlīhton
subjunctive present past
singular inlīhte inlīhte
plural inlīhten inlīhten
imperative
singular inlīht
plural inlīhtaþ
participle present past
inlīhtende (ġe)inlīhted

Descendants

References
  • 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", inlihtan.
  • Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.). in-lihtan. Retrieved December 2, 2011, from http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/020629.
  • Middle English Dictionary
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