"lyt" meaning in Old English

See lyt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /lyːt/ Forms: lȳt [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro}} Proto-West Germanic [Term?] Head templates: {{ang-adv|lȳt}} lȳt
  1. little, few
    Sense id: en-lyt-ang-adv-CDsZ~WJ8
  2. (in compounds) inferior, subordinate Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-lyt-ang-adv-3s0Kgtpu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lȳthwōn

Noun

IPA: /lyːt/ Forms: lȳt [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro}} Proto-West Germanic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=?|g2=|g3=|head=lȳt|sort=}} lȳt ?, {{ang-noun|-|head=lȳt}} lȳt ?
  1. little, few, a few (substantive use of the adverb) Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-lyt-ang-noun-eM-TBsCd

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