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Anglo-Saxon

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eal-beorht

all-bright

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all-bright

heofon-beohrt

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-beohrt, adj.

Heaven-bright ⬩ bright with the light of heaven,

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Heaven-bright, bright with the light of heaven, Cd. 190; Th. 237, 21; Dan. 341: Exon. 23 a: Th. 63, 13; Cri. 1019

mild-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
mild-beorht, adj.

Mildly bright ⬩ serene

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Mildly bright, serene Miltbeorhtum leóhte luce serena, Hpt. Gl. 484, 29

gold-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-beorht, adj.
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Bright with gold; auro splendens Beorn monig goldbeorht scán many a warrior shone bright with golden ornaments, Exon. 124 b; Th. 477, 33; Ruin. 34

rodor-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
rodor-beorht, adj.
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Heavenly bright Rodorbeorhtan tunglu, Cd. Th. 239, 12; Dan. 369

sige-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-beorht, adj.
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Rendered illustrious by victory, triumphant Hié swá sigebeorhte and swá gebégde mid mycelre blisse tó hám fóran, Blickl. Homl. 203, 30. Cf. the proper name Sigebryht, -berht, Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 18 : Txts. 512

Linked entries: sigor-beorht beorht

sigor-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigor-beorht, adj.
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Triumphant, epithet of Christ, Exon. Th. 1, 18 ; Cri. 10

Linked entry: sige-beorht

sunn-beorht

(adj.)
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sunn-beorht, adj.
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Bright with the sunshine:?-Hé his cýþþu eft, sunbeorht gesetu séceþ contendit solis ad ortus, Exon. Th. 217, 10; Ph. 278: 228, 10; Ph. 436

swegel-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
swegel-beorht, adj.
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Heaven-bright Sweglbeorht sunne, Exon. Th. 174, 33; Gú. 1187. Cf. swegel-torht, heofon-beorht

wlite-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-beorht, adj.

Of splendid beauty ⬩ beautiful

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Of splendid beauty, beautiful, Grammar wlite-beorht, of persons Wlitebeorht ides (Sarah), Cd. Th. 103, 34; Gen. 1728. Hié (Adam and Eve) wlitebeorht wǽron on woruld cenned, 12, 19; Gen. 188. Grammar wlite-beorht, of things Dæg, wlitebeorhte gesceaft

á-beówed

Similar entry: á-bíwan

beorht-hwíl

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On beorhthwíle in puncto, An. Ox. 3247. Hí wurdon ábitene on ánre beorhthwile, 2370, note. On ánre berhthwíle uno momenta, Ll. Th. ii. 172, 33: R. Ben. 20, 5. Breohthwíle, Gr. D. 150, 13. Breohthwíle (bearht-, v. l.), 160, 23. Add:

beorht-word

Similar entry: byrht-word

efen-beorht

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ge-beówed

Similar entry: ge-bíwan

hiw-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw-beorht, hiow-; adj.

Bright of hue, ⬩ beautiful in form or colour

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Bright of hue, beautiful in form or colour, Elen. Kmbl. 145; El. 73: Cd. 14; Th. 17, 27; Gen. 265

be-lagen beón

(v.)

to be oppressed ⬩ opprimi

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to be oppressed; opprimi Past. 58, 1; Hat. MS

ge-byrelíc beón

(v.; adj.)
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Ne sint gebyrelíco Iudea to Samaritaniscum non coutuntur Iudæi Samaritanis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4. 9

æt-beón

(v.)

To be at or present ⬩ adesse

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To be at or present; adesse Ætbeón ðé we biddaþ adesse te deposcimus, Hymn Surt. 14, 26

beón-broþ

(n.)
Grammar
beón-broþ, es; n.

mead ⬩ a drink of water and honey mingled and boiled together ⬩ melicratum

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Perhaps mead, a drink of water and honey mingled and boiled together; melicratum L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 216, 12

Linked entry: broþ

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