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beorht

(n.)
Grammar
beorht, es; n.

Brightness ⬩ a glistening ⬩ light ⬩ sight ⬩ glance ⬩ twinkling ⬩ splendor ⬩ lumen ⬩ lux

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Onféng ðam beorhte hire eágena received the sight [full sight, sparkling] of her eyes Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 2. Ðæt biþ an eágan beorht that is in the twinkling of an eye Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, note 20

BEORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
BEORHT, berht, byrht, bryht; adj.

BRIGHT ⬩ light ⬩ clear ⬩ lucid ⬩ splendid ⬩ excellent ⬩ splendidus ⬩ lucidus ⬩ coruscus ⬩ clarus ⬩ formosus ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ magnificent ⬩ noble ⬩ glorious ⬩ sublime ⬩ divine ⬩ holy ⬩ clarus ⬩ præclarus ⬩ eximius ⬩ augustus ⬩ divus ⬩ sanctus

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Beorht éðles wlite the land's bright beauty Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 32; Cri. 1347. Beorht sumor bright summer 54 b; Th. 191, 29; Az. 95. To ðære beorhtan byrg to the bright city 15 a; Th. 33, 1; Cri. 519.

Linked entries: bearht byrht berht bryht

beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
beorht, adj.
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Hé áwrát muneca regol mid beorhtre sprǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 17. Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule þonne snáw, Bl. H. 147, 17. Þá beorhtestan wununga, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 32. Add

beorht

(adj.)

Similar entry: frǽ-beorht

eall-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-beorht, æll-beorht, æl-beorht; adj.

All-bright ⬩ pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus

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All-bright; pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus Englas eall-beorhte angels all-bright, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 23; Sat. 522

Linked entries: æl-beorht æll-beorht eal-beorht

eágan beorht

(n.)
Grammar
eágan beorht, es; n.

An eye's glance, a moment ⬩ ocŭli micātio, momentum

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An eye's glance, a moment; ocŭli micātio, momentum. Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20, MSS. C. B

Linked entry: eágan bryhtm

freá-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-beorht, -briht, frǽ-beorht; adj.

Exceedingly bright ⬩ glorious ⬩ præclārus ⬩ clarissĭmus

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Exceedingly bright, glorious; præclārus, clarissĭmus Eálá freábeorht folces [MS. folkes] scippend O! glorious creator of people, Hy. 2, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 1. Eálá freábrihta folces Scyppend, Ps. Lamb. fol. 183 b, 15. Blickl. Homl. 229, 28

Linked entry: frǽ-beorht

efen-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-beorht, adj.

Equally bright ⬩ æque splendĭdus

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Equally bright; æque splendĭdus Heofonsteorran ealle efen-beorhte ǽfre ne scínaþ the stars of heaven do not ever shine all equally bright. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 465; Met. 20, 233: 20, 461; Met. 20, 231

beorht-blówende

(adj.)
Grammar
beorht-blówende, adj.
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Bright-blooming Ful æcer fódres beorht-blówende, Lch. i. 404, 9

Linked entry: blówan

frǽ-beorht

(adj.)
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Take here freá-beorht, and add Freábeorht limpida, An. Ox. 1716. Freáberht praeclarum, Ps. Srt. 22, 5. Þá clypiað freábrihtum stefnum, Wlfst. 212, 20. Þǽre freábeorhtestan limpidissimi, i. clarissimi, An. Ox. 87

æl-beorht

All-bright ⬩ all-shining

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All-bright, all-shining Engel ælbeorht an all-bright angel, Cd. 190; Th. 237, 13; Dan. 337: Exon. 15a; Th. 32, 1; Cri. 506: 21 b; Th. 58, 2; Cri. 929: 53 b; Th. 188, 27; Az. 52. Hwílum cerreþ eft on up ródor ælbeorhta lég the all-bright flame returns

æll-beorht

(adj.)

all-bright

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all-bright, Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 20; Cri. 1277

beorht-ródor

(n.)
Grammar
beorht-ródor, es; m.

The bright firmament ⬩ heaven ⬩ æther

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The bright firmament, heaven; æther Cd. 146; Th. 183, 19; Exod. 94

heáfod-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
heáfod-beorht, adj.
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Having a bright, splendid head, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 2; Rä. 20, 2

sigel-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigel-beorht, adj.
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sun-bright, bright with the sun, sunny Wintres dæg sigelbeorhtne genimþ hærfest mid herige hrímes and snáwes winter's day takes captive sunny autumn with its army of frost and snow, Menol. Fox 404 ; Men. 203. Bringþ sigelbeorhte dagas sumor tó túne,

þurh-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-beorht, adj.

Very bright ⬩ splendid

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Very bright, splendid, lit. Heora nebwlite ongann tó scínenne swilce seó þurhbeorhte sunne, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 820. fig. Swá micele máran eádmódnysse ðú sý þurhbeorht ( perspicuus ), swá micele swá máran wurþnysse foresett ðú eart, Scittt. 22, 17. Yrfweardnes

Linked entry: þurh-scínendlíc

þurh-beorht

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Of þurhbeorhtre (i. meolchwýttre) whítnysse lacteo candore. Germ. 389, 70. Add

Beorht-Dene

(n.)
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the Danes, B. 427: 609

sadol-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sadol-beorht, adj.

Having a splendid saddle

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Having a splendid saddle Þrió wicg sadolbeorhte (cf. sadol searwun fáh, since gewurðad, 2080 : B. 1038), Beo. Th. 4356; B. 2175

beorht-nes

(n.)
Grammar
beorht-nes, byrht-nes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [beorht bright]

BRIGHTNESS ⬩ clearness ⬩ splendour ⬩ splendor ⬩ claritas ⬩ nitor

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BRIGHTNESS, clearness, splendour; splendor, claritas, nitor Godes beorhtnes him ymbesceán claritas Dei circumfulsit illos Lk. Bos. 2, 9 : Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 54 : Ps. Th. 118, 130. Eágena beorhtnes brightness of the eyes Herb. 31, 2; Lchdm, i. 128

Linked entries: bearhtnes byrht-nes

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