Etymology

inlighted

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Today it means: Lit up or lighted; illuminated. Full definition →

Middle English inlighted ← Old English inlīhted
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  1. Old English · inherited frominlīhted
  2. Middle English · inherited frominlighted
  3. English todayinlighted

From Middle English inlighted, from Old English inlīhted, past participle of inlīhtan (“to illuminate, enlighten”), equivalent to inlight + -ed. More at inlight.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.