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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birhtī
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *birhtį̄. Equivalent to *berht + *-ī.
Noun
*birhtī f
- brightness
Inflection
| īn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *birhtī | |
| Genitive | *birhtīn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *birhtī | — |
| Accusative | *birhtīn | — |
| Genitive | *birhtīn | — |
| Dative | *birhtīn | — |
| Instrumental | *birhtīn | — |
Descendants
- Old English: bierhtu
- Middle English: bright
- English: bright (archaic or obsolete)
- Middle English: bright
- Old High German: berahtī