- líhting
- 1. f (-e/-a) relief, alleviation, release; 2. f (-e/-a) shining, illumination, light; dawn; lightning
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
líhting
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lighting — /luy ting/, n. 1. the act of igniting or illuminating: the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree. 2. the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects: to work out the lighting for one s living room. 3. an… … Universalium
léohting — see líhting … Old to modern English dictionary
lighting — shining, illumination, O.E. lihting, from leoht (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
lightning — late 13c., prp. of lightnen make bright, extended form of O.E. lihting, from leht (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.)). Meaning cheap, raw whiskey is attested from 1781, also sometimes gin. Lightning bug is attested from 1778. Lightning rod from 1790 … Etymology dictionary
