inlihtan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === enlīhtan, inlēohtan, inlȳhtan, onlīhtan === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną, equivalent to in- +‎ līhtan, Related to Old High German inliuhten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan, “to enlighten, illuminate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈliːx.tɑn/ === Verb === 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== Old English: inlīhtan, onlīhtan Middle English: inlighten English: inlight, inlighten (in part), enlighten (in part) Middle Dutch: inlichten Dutch: inlichten Old High German: inliuhten Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan) === References === John R. Clark Hall (1916), “inlihtan”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “in-lihtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Middle English Dictionary