"berht" meaning in Old High German

See berht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz Etymology templates: {{ety|goh|:inh|gmw-pro:*berht}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*berhtaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*berht", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "berht", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" }" data-lang="goh" data-title="berht">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*berht|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *berht, {{inh+|goh|gmw-pro|*berht}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *berht, {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*berhtaz}} Proto-Germanic *berhtaz Head templates: {{head|goh|adjective|head=|sort=}} berht, {{goh-adj}} berht Forms: strong [table-tags], beraht [alternative], peraht [alternative], braht [alternative], perht [alternative], preht [alternative], breht [alternative], pert [alternative], bert [alternative]
  1. bright, splendid, shining
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  2. clear, pure
    Sense id: en-berht-goh-adj-E2fhdS7x
  3. brightly illuminated, e.g. by the sun, or at night, the moon
    Sense id: en-berht-goh-adj---Rmh4yS Categories (other): Old High German entries with etymon, Old High German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old High German entries with etymon: 20 13 8 25 25 8 Disambiguation of Old High German entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 6 28 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 11 0 35 28 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 11 0 35 28 8
  4. in a mystical sense, radiant, transfigured
    Sense id: en-berht-goh-adj-oAt8ODh9 Categories (other): Old High German entries with etymon, Old High German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old High German entries with etymon: 20 13 8 25 25 8 Disambiguation of Old High German entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 6 28 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 11 0 35 28 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 11 0 35 28 8
  5. illustrious, famous; outstanding, excellent
    Sense id: en-berht-goh-adj-FgTpyIPP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Old High German): giberaht
Disambiguation of 'Old High German': 23 0 31 34 11
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