Old English · adjective
torht
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /torxt/[torˠxt]
- Syllables
- torxt (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- radiantshinyresplendentclearnessbrightshine
torht1 · adjective
Senses
-
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: -
resplendent; splendid; glorious; beautiful; noble
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | torht | torht | torht |
| Accusative | torhtne | torhte | torht |
| Genitive | torhtes | torhtre | torhtes |
| Dative | torhtum | torhtre | torhtum |
| Instrumental | torhte | torhtre | torhte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | torhte | torhtatorhte | torht |
| Accusative | torhte | torhtatorhte | torht |
| Genitive | torhtra | torhtra | torhtra |
| Dative | torhtum | torhtum | torhtum |
| Instrumental | torhtum | torhtum | torhtum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | torhta | torhte | torhte |
| Accusative | torhtan | torhtan | torhte |
| Genitive | torhtan | torhtan | torhtan |
| Dative | torhtan | torhtan | torhtan |
| Instrumental | torhtan | torhtan | torhtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | torhtan | torhtan | torhtan |
| Accusative | torhtan | torhtan | torhtan |
| Genitive | torhtratorhtena | torhtratorhtena | torhtratorhtena |
| Dative | torhtum | torhtum | torhtum |
| Instrumental | torhtum | torhtum | torhtum |
torht2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
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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