See lite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"expansion": "Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "hlíta",
"3": "",
"4": "to comply"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "lita",
"3": "",
"4": "to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in"
},
"expansion": "Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "lide",
"3": "",
"4": "to trust"
},
"expansion": "Danish lide (“to trust”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "lites",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "lite (plural lites)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English dialectal terms"
],
"glosses": [
"The act of waiting; a wait."
],
"links": [
[
"wait",
"wait"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(British, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait."
],
"tags": [
"British",
"dialectal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "līt"
},
{
"ipa": "/laɪt/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lite.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lite.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lite.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lite.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lite.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪt"
},
{
"homophone": "light"
}
],
"word": "lite"
}
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