liegetu

Old English

Alternative forms

• lēġetu, lēġitu — Anglian
• lēġeð — Aldred
• līġetu, līġet, līġett

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laugiþu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli͜yː.je.tu/

Noun

līeġetu f

1. lightning
2. a flash of lightning

Usage notes

This word is used frequently in collocation with þunor or its derivative þunorrād, much like in the Modern English phrase thunder and lightning

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	līeġetu	līeġeta, līeġete
accusative	līeġete	līeġeta, līeġete
genitive	līeġete	līeġeta
dative	līeġete	līeġetum

As with other words with the -þu suffix, often exhibits undeclined īn-stem endings Strong īn-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	līeġetu	līeġetu, līeġete
accusative	līeġetu, līeġete	līeġetu, līeġete
genitive	līeġetu, līeġete	līeġeta
dative	līeġetu, līeġete	līeġetum

Also frequently masculine Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	līeġet	līeġetas
accusative	līeġet	līeġetas
genitive	līeġetes	līeġeta
dative	līeġete	līeġetum

Derived terms

• līeġetsliht

Related terms

• līeġ

Descendants

• Middle English: leyt, lait, laite, layt, layte, leit, leite, leyte
  • English: lait (obsolete)