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Searchable Lemmata: lit (MdE), lit (ME), lite (ME), litte (ME), liten (ME), litten (ME), litien (ME), lete (ME), liteth (ME), leteth (ME), etc..
Alternate Forms: ileitet, ilitet, lit, lited, litted.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Dye;
dye-stuff; a batch of dyeing.(circa 1450 - ante 1900)
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
1a(n.)
Dye;
colour, hue, dye; also, stain.(ante 1150 - ante 1900)
Sex: N/A Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2(vb.)
Manufacture;
to dye, stain, colour; also, to impart colour by dying; to practice the dyer's trade; to stain with blood (L intingatur, a1400). Often appears as a ppl. Also used figuratively (quote c1230).(ante 1200 - 1850)
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
3a(vb.)
Dye;
to paint one's face.(circa 1230)
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.
3b(vb.) ;
to impart the natural colour to something (flowers, lips, the earth, etc.).(ante 1200 - ante 1550)
Sex: Male, Female Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
4(n.) ;
aspect, appearance, semblance.(ante 1200 ?)
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, From ON.
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