lyte
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See also: -lyte
Noun
lyte (plural lytes)
- Alternative form of light
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lýta.
Alternative forms
- lyte (e- and split infinitives)
Pronunciation
Verb
lyte (present tense lytar/lyter, past tense lyta/lytte, past participle lyta/lytt, passive infinitive lytast, present participle lytande, imperative lyte/lyt)
- to scathe
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse lýti f (“ugliness”) and Old Norse lýti n (“flaw”). Akin to Danish lyde.
Pronunciation
Noun
lyte n (definite singular lytet, indefinite plural lyte, definite plural lyta)
Derived terms
- lytefri
Etymology 3
From Old Norse hljóta (“to get by lot”), from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
lyte (present tense lyt, past tense laut, supine lote, past participle loten, present participle lytande)
References
- “lyte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Noun
lyte n
Declension
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