ligyþ
Old English
noun
Definitions
- a wave of flame
Etymology
Compound from Old English līġ (flame, lightning, fire) + Old English ȳþ (wave, water, flood, sea, liquid, billow).
Origin
Old English
ȳþ
Gloss
wave, water, flood, sea, liquid, billow
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
海
Emoji
👋 🌊 🏄️ 👋
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *unþiz Proto-Germanic
- *unþī Proto-Germanic
- aryþ Old English
- eastreamyþ Old English
- flodyþ Old English
- geofonyþ Old English
- liegyþ Old English
- ligen Old English
- līġ Old English
- oferyþ Old English
- sealtyþ Old English
- seolhyþa Old English
- sæyþ Old English
- wæteryþ Old English
- yþbord Old English
- yþfaru Old English
- yþgebland Old English
- yþgewinn Old English
- yþhengest Old English
- yþhof Old English
- yþian Old English
- yþig Old English
- yþlad Old English
- yþlid Old English
- yþlida Old English
- yþmearh Old English
- yþmere Old English
- yþworian Old English
- yþworiende Old English
- ȳþ Old English
- ythe Middle English