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lykta.

a lantern

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/²lʏkta/

  1. a lantern

    common-gender

  2. an encased light (more generally, including electric ones)

    common-gender
    baklykta

  3. bald face (a horse marking)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish lykta, from Middle Low German luchte, ultimately derived from Old High German and Old Saxon lioht (“light”). Cognate with Danish lygte, Norwegian lykt.

verb/²lʏkta/

  1. to end, to terminate

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish lykta, equivalent to lykt + -a.

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