bjartr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz, whence also Old English beorht, Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts).

Adjective

bjartr

1. bright

Declension

    Strong declension of bjartr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjartr	bjǫrt	bjart
accusative	bjartan	bjarta	bjart
dative	bjǫrtum	bjartri	bjǫrtu
genitive	bjarts	bjartrar	bjarts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjartir	bjartar	bjǫrt
accusative	bjarta	bjartar	bjǫrt
dative	bjǫrtum	bjǫrtum	bjǫrtum
genitive	bjartra	bjartra	bjartra

    Weak declension of bjartr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjarti	bjarta	bjarta
accusative	bjarta	bjǫrtu	bjarta
dative	bjarta	bjǫrtu	bjarta
genitive	bjarta	bjǫrtu	bjarta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjǫrtu	bjǫrtu	bjǫrtu
accusative	bjǫrtu	bjǫrtu	bjǫrtu
dative	bjǫrtum	bjǫrtum	bjǫrtum
genitive	bjǫrtu	bjǫrtu	bjǫrtu

    Declension of comparative of bjartr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjartari	bjartari	bjartara
accusative	bjartara	bjartari	bjartara
dative	bjartara	bjartari	bjartara
genitive	bjartara	bjartari	bjartara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjartari	bjartari	bjartari
accusative	bjartari	bjartari	bjartari
dative	bjǫrturum	bjǫrturum	bjǫrturum
genitive	bjartari	bjartari	bjartari

    Strong declension of superlative of bjartr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjartastr	bjǫrtust	bjartast
accusative	bjartastan	bjartasta	bjartast
dative	bjǫrtustum	bjartastri	bjǫrtustu
genitive	bjartasts	bjartastrar	bjartasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjartastir	bjartastar	bjǫrtust
accusative	bjartasta	bjartastar	bjǫrtust
dative	bjǫrtustum	bjǫrtustum	bjǫrtustum
genitive	bjartastra	bjartastra	bjartastra

    Weak declension of superlative of bjartr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjartasti	bjartasta	bjartasta
accusative	bjartasta	bjǫrtustu	bjartasta
dative	bjartasta	bjǫrtustu	bjartasta
genitive	bjartasta	bjǫrtustu	bjartasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bjǫrtustu	bjǫrtustu	bjǫrtustu
accusative	bjǫrtustu	bjǫrtustu	bjǫrtustu
dative	bjǫrtustum	bjǫrtustum	bjǫrtustum
genitive	bjǫrtustu	bjǫrtustu	bjǫrtustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: bjartur
• Faroese: bjartur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: bjart
• Old Swedish: biærter
  • Swedish: bjärt
• Danish: bjært, bært

References

• “bjartr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press