beorht

Old English

Alternative forms

• berht — Mercian
• bryht, byrht

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Cognate with Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be͜orxt/, [be͜orˠxt]

Adjective

beorht (comparative beorhtra, superlative beorhtost)

1. bright, clear

Declension

Declension of beorht — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	beorht	beorht	beorht
Accusative	beorhtne	beorhte	beorht
Genitive	beorhtes	beorhtre	beorhtes
Dative	beorhtum	beorhtre	beorhtum
Instrumental	beorhte	beorhtre	beorhte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	beorhte	beorhta, beorhte	beorht
Accusative	beorhte	beorhta, beorhte	beorht
Genitive	beorhtra	beorhtra	beorhtra
Dative	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum
Instrumental	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum

Declension of beorht — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	beorhta	beorhte	beorhte
Accusative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhte
Genitive	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Dative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Instrumental	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Accusative	beorhtan	beorhtan	beorhtan
Genitive	beorhtra, beorhtena	beorhtra, beorhtena	beorhtra, beorhtena
Dative	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum
Instrumental	beorhtum	beorhtum	beorhtum

Derived terms

• beorhtlīċe
• beorhtnes

Descendants

• Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright
  • English: bright
    • → Icelandic: bræt
  • Geordie English: breet
  • Scots: bricht