bierhtu
Old English
Alternative forms
- birhtu, bierhto, birhto, byrhto, byrhtu
Etymology
From beorht + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi͜yrx.tu/, [ˈbi͜yrˠx.tu]
Noun
bierhtu f
- brightness, splendor
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Sīo birhtu þæs sōþan lēohtes. ― (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Hē geseah þæt hūs mid heofonlicre bryhto ġeondġoten. ― (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
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.