bierhtu

Old English

Alternative forms

• birhtu, bierhto, birhto, byrhto, byrhtu

Etymology

From beorht +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi͜yrx.tu/, [ˈbi͜yrˠx.tu]

Noun

bierhtu f

1. brightness, splendor
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
     1. Sīo birhtu þæs sōþan lēohtes. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)
     2. Hē geseah þæt hūs mid heofonlicre bryhto ġeondġoten. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of bierhtu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bierhtu	bierhta, bierhte
accusative	bierhte	bierhta, bierhte
genitive	bierhte	bierhta
dative	bierhte	bierhtum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bierhtu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.