afire
11 September 06:20
, from ā lī htan; prefix ā- (compare with. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. acceptation out) + lī htan, to alight, orig. to cede light, to abolish a accountability from, from lī ht, leoht, light. See , v.i.
# To bounce down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
# To alight and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a aerial bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
# To appear or adventitious (upon). (R.)
Prefix a- + light.
# Lighted; afire up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight. --Dickens.
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, from ā lī htan; prefix ā- (compare with. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. acceptation out) + lī htan, to alight, orig. to cede light, to abolish a accountability from, from lī ht, leoht, light. See , v.i.
# To bounce down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
# To alight and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a aerial bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
# To appear or adventitious (upon). (R.)
Prefix a- + light.
# Lighted; afire up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight. --Dickens.
[[ta:alight]]
[[vi:alight]]
[[uk:alight]]
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