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lightfoot¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English light-fot, light-foot, from light (adjective) + fot, foot (noun). See more at light, foot.

adjective light-foot

  1. not comparable, poetic Light-footed. There was no comfort in the goodliness of spring or the bright sunshine weather, and she who had been wont to go about the doors lightfoot and blithe was now as dowie as a widow woman.

Lightfoot²

  • /ˈlaɪtfʊt/

Where it comes from

From light + foot, a nickname for a messenger or fast runner.

proper noun Lightfoots

  1. countable, uncountable A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States.

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"lightfoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lightfoot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lightfoot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lightfoot

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"lightfoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lightfoot.

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@misc{lightfoot_2026,
  title = {lightfoot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lightfoot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}