Lexicon: lie – light

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lie (-s, lain, lying), v1. [OE licgan.]

  1. To recline; to situate oneself on something.
  2. To be or remain in a specified condition.
  3. To exist; To be found; to be situated.

lie, v2. [OE léoˋan.]

To make a false statement; to deceive.

lief, adv. [OE léof, líof.]

Love; beloved; Lord; Phrase. “I had as lief”: I would rather; I would be willing. (Word play on leaf).

life (-'s, lives), n. [OE líf, person, body < Gk. λīππαρής, persistent.]

  1. Existence, esp. mortal; state of being; experience.
  2. Vital force; viability.
  3. A living entity, being.
  4. Manner or living; mode of existence.
  5. The afterlife of the soul.

lifeless, adj. [OE lífléas.]

Without life or vitality.

lifetime, n. [see life, n.]

The period of time that someone lives or that something lasts or functions.

lift (-ed, -s), v. [ON lypta, move into the air.] To raise or elevate.

  1. To raise or elevate
  2. To take off, remove
  3. To direct
  4. To elevate in rank or position
  5. Pride, proud
  6. To comfort

light (-er, -est), adj. [see light, n.; NW says “This word accords with light, the fluid, in orthography, and may be from the same radix.]

  1. Of a syllable, unemphatic or of little weight; hence of rhythm consisting largely of such syllables.
  2. Having little weight; not heavy; without gravity.
  3. Not oppressive to the bodily sense; shallow; easily shaken off.
  4. Not oppressive; easy to bear or endure.

light (-ly), adv. [see light, n.]

  1. Gayly, airily, without heed or care.
  2. With little weight.
  3. Without deep impression, softly.
  4. Nimbly, with agility; not heavily or tardily.
  5. Not chastely, wantonly.

light (-s), n. [OE léoht, < Aryan *leuk–, to shine, be white; NW says its original sense comes from the Welsh llug, to throw, dart, shoot, or break forth; and accords with English luck.]

  1. An object of perception; an individual shining or appearance of light.
  2. The source of illumination; as a lamp, candle, etc. that may be held or carried in the hand.
  3. The natural agent or influence emanating from the sun or other source that enables sight. Opposed to dark.
  4. The illumination from the sun in day-time; dawn; daylight.
  5. [Fig.] Life; also one's light, the ordinary measure of light a person enjoys or expects to enjoy; by extension, eternal or everlasting life.
  6. [Fig.] Mental illumination or elucidation; understanding, knowledge; often with spiritual reference.
  7. [Fig.] The means of knowing or understanding, spiritual enlightenment.
  8. [Fig.] Happiness, joy, comfort.