beorhtnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- beorhtnis, beorhtnys, byrtnes
Etymology
From beorht + -nes.
Noun
beorhtnes f (nominative plural beorhtnessa)
- brightness, clearness, splendor.
Declension
Declension of beorhtnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | beorhtnes | beorhtnessa, beorhtnesse |
| accusative | beorhtnesse | beorhtnessa, beorhtnesse |
| genitive | beorhtnesse | beorhtnessa |
| dative | beorhtnesse | beorhtnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: briȝtnesse, brightnesse, bryghtnes
- English: brightness
References
- beorhtnes in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary