"leyt" meaning in Middle English

See leyt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /læi̯t/
Etymology: Inherited from Anglian Old English lēġet (West Saxon līġet, līġetu, līeġet), from Proto-West Germanic *laugiþu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang-ang|lēġet|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Anglian Old English lēġet, {{inh+|enm|ang-ang|lēġet}} Inherited from Anglian Old English lēġet, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*laugiþu}} Proto-West Germanic *laugiþu Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} leyt, {{enm-noun|-}} leyt (uncountable)
  1. The striking of lightning; an instance of lightning. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fire, Weather
    Sense id: en-leyt-enm-noun-he6GvVbP Disambiguation of Fire: 43 21 36 Disambiguation of Weather: 100 0 0
  2. A small spark, jet or stream of fire. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-leyt-enm-noun-YwYJ7ggR Disambiguation of Fire: 43 21 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lait, laite, layt, layte, leit, leite, leyte
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} leyt
  1. Alternative form of led (“lead”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: led (extra: lead) Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-leyt-enm-noun-zJ8nhgs5 Disambiguation of Fire: 43 21 36 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 6 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 9 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 8 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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