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ge-líhtan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte
To lighten, mitigate, assuage; alleviare
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  • Mid ánre mæssan man mæg alýsan xii daga fæsten and mid x mæssan man mæg gelíhtan iiii monða fæsten and mid xxx mæssan man mæg gelíhtan xii monða fæsten

    with one mass a man may redeem a xii days' fast, and with x masses a man may lighten a iiii months' fast; and with xxx masses a man may lighten a xii months' fast,

    • L. Pen. 19; Th. ii. 286, 6-9 : 14
      • .

  • Ðonne hie willaþ him selfum ðæt yfel ðæt hie ðurhtugon to swíðe ge-líhtan

    when they wish to make too light of the evil they have done,

    • Past. 21; Swt. 159, 20; Hat. MS
      • .

  • Ic mínne ðurst geléhte [?]

    I assuaged my thirst [or gelehte from geleccan],

    • Nar, 12, 11
      • .
Etymology
[
A. R. i-lihted alleviated
:
O. H. Ger. gi-líhten lenire
.]
Linked entries
v.  ge-lýhtan ge-lýhtan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-líhtan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/15005.

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