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torht

  • adjective
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torht, adj. [The word with its derivatives is almost confined to poetry. It is, however, found not unfrequently as one of the components in proper names. v. Txts. 576: cf. beorht in the same class of words. See, also, torhtness.]
Wright's OE grammar
§426;
Bright, splendid.
of the brightness of light, literal or figurative,
referring to things in this world
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  • Æþelast tungla, torht tácen Godes

    the sun,

      Exon. Th. 204, 11; Ph. 96.
  • Leóma leóhtade leóda mǽgþum torht,

      15, 12; Cri. 235.
  • Upheofon torhtne mid his tunglum

    the firmament splendid with its stars,

      60, 13; Cri. 969.
  • Heofon torhtne tungolgimmum,

      71, 6; Cri. 1151.
  • Heofanas torhte

    the bright skies,

      58, 11; Cri. 934.
  • Tungla torhtast

    the sun,

      Menol. Fox 219; Men. 111.
of heavenly brightness
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  • Wæs mé swegles leóht torht ontýned,

      Exon. Th. 131, 19; Gú. 457.
  • Wuldres leóht torht,

      102, 17; Cri. 1674: Andr. Kmbl. 3222; An. 1614: Cd. Th. 299, 28; Sat. 557.
of splendid appearance, bright, beautiful, splendid,
of living creatures
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  • Se torhta fugel (

    the phenix

    ),
      Exon. Th. 236, 15; Ph. 574.
  • Ða torhtan mægþ (

    Judith:

    cf. ides ælfscínu,
      21, 11; Jud. 14), Judth. Thw. 22, 1; Jud. 43.
  • Englas ælbeorhte, trume and torhte,

      Exon. Th. 55, 15; Cri. 884.
of inanimate objects
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  • Ðé is neorxna wang, boldwela fegrost ... torht ontýned,

      Andr. Kmbl. 209; An. 105.
  • Ðæt torhte lond,

      Exon. Th. 199, 19; Ph. 28.
  • Se torhta æsc,

      429, 24; Rä. 43, 9.
  • In ðære torhtan byrig,

      34, 14; Cri. 542.
  • Of ðam torhtan temple Dryhtnes,

      12, 15; Cri. 186.
  • Beám tánum torhtne,

      435, 17; Rä. 54, 2.
  • Him hildedeór hof torht getǽhte,

      Beo. Th. 631; B. 313.
  • Torhtæ

    vilreos, claros (gurgites)

    .
      Hpt. Gl. 406, 48.
  • Tácna torhtost (

    the cross seen by Constantine;

    cf. ðæt wlitige treów,
      330; El. 165), Elen. Kmbl. 327; El. 164.
splendid, glorious, noble, illustrious, having splendid qualities or
properties,
of persons
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  • Se torhta (

    the Deity

    ),
      Cd. Th. 282, 29; Sat. 294.
  • Árás se wuldormago, spræc tó his onbehtþegne, torht tó his gesíþe,

      Exon. Th. 179, 29; Gú. 1269.
  • Bearn Godes, torhtes tírfruma[n],

      13, 21; Cri. 206.
  • Torhtne Drihten Hǽlend,

      Cd. Th. 301, 2; Sat. 575.
  • Torhte and tíreádige twelfe

    the twelve apostles,

      Apstls. Kmbl. 7; Ap. 4: Exon. Th. 366, 10; Reb. 10.
of things
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  • Wuldres bléd torht,

      Cd. Th. 302, 5; Sat. 594.
  • Seolf onféng torhtum tácne (

    circumcision

    ),
      143, 6; Gen. 2375.
  • Hé benam his feónd torhte tíre,

      4, 23; Gen. 58.
  • Ða hálgan duru heofona ríces torhte ontýnan. Salm. Kmbl. 75; Sal. 38.
  • Abraham wordum God torhtum cígde,

      Cd. Th. 108, 16; Gen. 1807.
  • Noldan hí ða torhtan tácen (

    Christ's miracles

    ) oncnáwan,
      Exon. Th. 40, 21; Cri. 642.
  • Torhte frætwe,

      211, 20; Ph. 200.
  • In ðone torhtestan þrýnesse þrym,

      140, 29; Gú. 617.
of sight or voice,
bright, clear
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  • Blind sceal his eágna þolian, oftigen biþ him torhtre gesihþe,

      Exon. Th. 335, 29; Gn. Ex. 40.
  • Ðúhte him ðæt engel stígan cwóme and stefne ábeád, torhtan reorde,

      Cd. Th. 248, 10; Dan. 511.
Etymology
[O. Sax. torht: O. H. Ger. zoraht clear, evident.]
Similar entries
v. freá-, geár-, gold-, heaðo-, heofon-, hilde-, hleór-, mǽre-, mere-, morgen-, rodor-, sige-, sigel-, swegel-, wlite-, wuldor-torht.
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  • torht, adj.