Contionary:light

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Skundavisk

Etymology 1

From Middle Skundavisk light, lieght, from Old Skundavisk liuht, leuht, from Halmisk ᛚᛖᚢᚻᛏ (leuht), ᛚᛖᚢᚻᛏᛖ (leuhte), from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /lɪçt/ or /lixt/

Noun

light n. (class 3c, genitive lights, plural lighte)

  1. light (radiation)
    Kant thou thet light afmaken ?
    Can you shut out the light ?


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Etymology 2

From Middle Skundavisk light, from Old Skundavisk līhta, from Halmisk līhta, līhtaŕ, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.

Pronunciation

IPA: /lɪçt/

Adjective

light (comparative lighter, superlative lightest)

  1. light (not heavy)
    Mijne kiste was tæmlijk light.
    My suitcase was quite light.

Inflection

number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hi is light si is light hit is light si sind light
strong declension common light lighte light lighte
genitive lightes lighter lightes lighter
weak declension common lighte lighte lighte lighten
genitive lighten lighten lighten lighten

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