A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Liȝt], sb. light, S; lyht, S, S2; licht, S; lict, S; liht, S, PP; lyȝt, S2; loht, S; liȝt, pl., S2.—AS. léoht: Goth. liuhath; cp. OHG. lioht (Otfrid).

[ Liȝt], adj. light, bright, WA; lyht, S2.—AS. léoht; cp. OHG. lioht (Otfrid).

[ Liȝten], v. to light, enlighten, to become bright, S; lihten, S; lict, imp., S; licht, pr. s., S; lihtede, pt. s., S; i-liȝt, pp., S2; liht, S; lyht, S2.—AS. lýhtan, líhtan.

[ Liȝten], v. to alight, S, S2; see [Lighte].

[ Liȝti], adj. bright, shining, W.

[ Liȝtinge], sb. lightning, S2.

[ Liȝtne], v. to enlighten, shine, dawn, W, W2; liȝtnede, pt. s., W.

[ Liȝtnere], sb. enlightener, W2.

[ Liȝtnyng], sb. illumination, W, W2.

[ Lob], sb. a clown, a clumsy fellow, HD; a lout, lubber, Sh.