Old English · adjective

beorht

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /be͜orxt/
[be͜orˠxt]
Syllables: be͜orxt (1 syllable)
Modern English: bright clear

Meaning

bright, clear

Hwǣr cōm symbla ġesetu? · Hwǣr sindon seledrēamas? Ēalā beorht bune! · Ēalā byrnwiga! Ēalā þēodnes þrym! · Hū sēo þrāg ġewāt, ġenāp under nihthelm, · swā hēo nō wǣre.

Whither did the horse come? Whither did the man come? Whither did the treasure-giver come? Whither did the seats of feasts come? Where are the hall-joys? Alack and alas, bright cup! Alack and alas, mailed warrior! Alack and alas, the army of the king! How did the time pass, grow dark under the cover of night, as if it never did.
Hwǣr cōm mearg? Hwǣr cōm mago? · Hwǣr cōm māþþumġyfa?

Declension

Strong declension of beorht
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	beorht	beorht	beorht
Accusative	beorhtne	beorhte	beorht
Genitive	beorhtes	beorhtre	beorhtes
Dative	beorhtum	beorhtre	beorhtum
Instrumental	beorhte	beorhtre	beorhte
Plural
Nominative	beorhte	beorhta beorhte	beorht
Accusative	beorhte	beorhta beorhte	beorht
Genitive	beorhtra	beorhtra	beorhtra
Dative	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum
Instrumental	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum

Weak declension of beorht
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	beorhta	beorhte	beorhte
Accusative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhte
Genitive	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Dative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Instrumental	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Plural
Nominative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Accusative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Genitive	beorhtra beorhtena	beorhtra beorhtena	beorhtra beorhtena
Dative	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum
Instrumental	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum

Etymology

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

Descendants

bright

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