beorht

Old English

Alternative forms

berht — Mercian
bryht, byrht

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Cognate with Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /be͜orxt/, [be͜orˠxt]

Adjective

beorht (comparative beorhtra, superlative beorhtost)

bright, clear

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright
- English: bright
  - → Icelandic: bræt
- Geordie English: breet
- Scots: bricht

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