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Old English · adjective

beorhtlic

Normalised beorhtlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈbe͜orxt.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈbe͜orˠxt.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈbe͜orxt · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
brightclear

Meaning

  1. bright, light, clear

    byþ cwicera ġehwām cūþ on fȳre, blāc and beorhtlīċ, byrneþ oftust ðǣr hī æþelingas inne restaþ.

    Torch is known on fire to anyone living, shining and bright, most often burns then they, lords, rest inside.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:

Declension

Strong declension of beorhtlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative beorhtlīċbeorhtlīċbeorhtlīċubeorhtlīċobeorhtlīċ
Accusative beorhtlīcnebeorhtlīċebeorhtlīċ
Genitive beorhtlīċesbeorhtlīcrebeorhtlīċes
Dative beorhtlīċumbeorhtlīcrebeorhtlīċum
Instrumental beorhtlīċebeorhtlīcrebeorhtlīċe
Plural
Nominative beorhtlīċebeorhtlīċabeorhtlīċebeorhtlīċbeorhtlīċubeorhtlīċo
Accusative beorhtlīċebeorhtlīċabeorhtlīċebeorhtlīċbeorhtlīċubeorhtlīċo
Genitive beorhtlīcrabeorhtlīcrabeorhtlīcra
Dative beorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċum
Instrumental beorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċum
Weak declension of beorhtlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative beorhtlīċabeorhtlīċebeorhtlīċe
Accusative beorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċe
Genitive beorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċan
Dative beorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċan
Instrumental beorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċan
Plural
Nominative beorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċan
Accusative beorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċanbeorhtlīċan
Genitive beorhtlīcrabeorhtlīċenabeorhtlīcrabeorhtlīċenabeorhtlīcrabeorhtlīċena
Dative beorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċum
Instrumental beorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċumbeorhtlīċum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From beorht (“bright”) + -līċ.

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