torht
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /torxt/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *turhtaz (“light; bright; clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to glance; look; see”). Cognate with Old Saxon torht, Old High German zorht, Old High German zoraht.
Adjective
torht
- (chiefly poetic) bright; shiny; radiant
- (chiefly poetic) resplendent; splendid; glorious; beautiful; noble
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *turhtą (“lightness; brightness”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to glance; look; see”).
Noun
torht n (nominative plural torht)
- clearness; brightness; shine