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Old English · adjective

torht

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/torxt/
[torˠxt]
Syllables
torxt (1 syllable)
Modern English
radiantshinyresplendentclearnessbrightshine

torht1 · adjective

Senses

  1. bright; shiny; radiant

    Þonne from fēowerum foldan sċēatum, þām ȳtemestum eorþan rīċes, englas ælbeorhte on efen blāwað bȳman on brehtme. Beofað middanġeard, hrūse under hæleþum. Hlȳdað tōsomne, trume ond torhte, wið tungla gong, singað ond swinsiaþ sūþan ond norþan, ēastan ond westan, ofer healle ġesċeaft.

    Then from the four corners of the world, from the outmost of Earth’s kingdom, all-bright angels will blow together on trumpets in one song. Middle-earth, the ground under men, will shiver. Strong and shiny, they will resound together with the path of stars, sing and bring melody from the south and from the north, from the east and from the west, over the whole creation.

    10th century, Christ III:
  2. resplendent; splendid; glorious; beautiful; noble

Declension

Strong declension of torht
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative torhttorhttorht
Accusative torhtnetorhtetorht
Genitive torhtestorhtretorhtes
Dative torhtumtorhtretorhtum
Instrumental torhtetorhtretorhte
Plural
Nominative torhtetorhtatorhtetorht
Accusative torhtetorhtatorhtetorht
Genitive torhtratorhtratorhtra
Dative torhtumtorhtumtorhtum
Instrumental torhtumtorhtumtorhtum
Weak declension of torht
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative torhtatorhtetorhte
Accusative torhtantorhtantorhte
Genitive torhtantorhtantorhtan
Dative torhtantorhtantorhtan
Instrumental torhtantorhtantorhtan
Plural
Nominative torhtantorhtantorhtan
Accusative torhtantorhtantorhtan
Genitive torhtratorhtenatorhtratorhtenatorhtratorhtena
Dative torhtumtorhtumtorhtum
Instrumental torhtumtorhtumtorhtum

torht2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. clearness; brightness; shine

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *turhtaz (“light; bright; clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to glance; look; see”). Cognate with Old Saxon torht, Old High German zorht, zoraht.

From Proto-Germanic *turhtą (“lightness; brightness”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to glance; look; see”).

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