weerlicht
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- wederlicht
- weêrlicht (archaic)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch wederlicht, a form of wederlijc modified by folk etymology. Cognate to German Wetterleuchten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]weerlicht n (plural weerlichten, diminutive weerlichtje n)
- sheet lightning
- (dated) lightning (in general)
Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: weer licht, wilik, we lik, werlik, weerligt