"beorht" meaning in Old English

See beorht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /be͜orxt/, [be͜orˠxt]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Cognate with Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*berht}} Proto-West Germanic *berht, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*berhtaz}} Proto-Germanic *berhtaz, {{cog|osx|berht}} Old Saxon berht, {{cog|goh|beraht}} Old High German beraht, {{cog|non|bjartr}} Old Norse bjartr, {{cog|got|𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃}} Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts) Head templates: {{ang-adj||beorhtra|beorhtost}} beorht (comparative beorhtra, superlative beorhtost) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|beorht}} Forms: beorhtra [comparative], beorhtost [superlative], strong [table-tags], beorht [masculine, nominative, singular], beorht [feminine, nominative, singular], beorht [neuter, nominative, singular], beorhtne [accusative, masculine, singular], beorhte [accusative, feminine, singular], beorht [accusative, neuter, singular], beorhtes [genitive, masculine, singular], beorhtre [feminine, genitive, singular], beorhtes [genitive, neuter, singular], beorhtum [dative, masculine, singular], beorhtre [dative, feminine, singular], beorhtum [dative, neuter, singular], beorhte [instrumental, masculine, singular], beorhtre [feminine, instrumental, singular], beorhte [instrumental, neuter, singular], beorhte [masculine, nominative, plural], beorhta [feminine, nominative, plural], beorhte [feminine, nominative, plural], beorht [neuter, nominative, plural], beorhte [accusative, masculine, plural], beorhta [accusative, feminine, plural], beorhte [accusative, feminine, plural], beorht [accusative, neuter, plural], beorhtra [genitive, masculine, plural], beorhtra [feminine, genitive, plural], beorhtra [genitive, neuter, plural], beorhtum [dative, masculine, plural], beorhtum [dative, feminine, plural], beorhtum [dative, neuter, plural], beorhtum [instrumental, masculine, plural], beorhtum [feminine, instrumental, plural], beorhtum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], beorhta [masculine, nominative, singular], beorhte [feminine, nominative, singular], beorhte [neuter, nominative, singular], beorhtan [accusative, masculine, singular], beorhtan [accusative, feminine, singular], beorhte [accusative, neuter, singular], beorhtan [genitive, masculine, singular], beorhtan [feminine, genitive, singular], beorhtan [genitive, neuter, singular], beorhtan [dative, masculine, singular], beorhtan [dative, feminine, singular], beorhtan [dative, neuter, singular], beorhtan [instrumental, masculine, singular], beorhtan [feminine, instrumental, singular], beorhtan [instrumental, neuter, singular], beorhtan [masculine, nominative, plural], beorhtan [feminine, nominative, plural], beorhtan [neuter, nominative, plural], beorhtan [accusative, masculine, plural], beorhtan [accusative, feminine, plural], beorhtan [accusative, neuter, plural], beorhtra [genitive, masculine, plural], beorhtena [genitive, masculine, plural], beorhtra [feminine, genitive, plural], beorhtena [feminine, genitive, plural], beorhtra [genitive, neuter, plural], beorhtena [genitive, neuter, plural], beorhtum [dative, masculine, plural], beorhtum [dative, feminine, plural], beorhtum [dative, neuter, plural], beorhtum [instrumental, masculine, plural], beorhtum [feminine, instrumental, plural], beorhtum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. bright, clear Synonyms: berht [Mercian], bryht, byrht Derived forms: beorhtlīċe, beorhtnes
    Sense id: en-beorht-ang-adj--f4Gpxx~ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "briht",
            "3": "briȝt",
            "4": "bright"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "bright"
          },
          "expansion": "English: bright",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: bright"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "bræt",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: bræt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: bræt"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en-geo",
            "2": "breet"
          },
          "expansion": "Geordie English: breet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Geordie English: breet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "bricht"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: bricht",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: bricht"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*berht"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *berht",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*berhtaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *berhtaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "berht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon berht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "beraht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German beraht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "bjartr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bjartr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Cognate with Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtost",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "beorhtra",
        "3": "beorhtost"
      },
      "expansion": "beorht (comparative beorhtra, superlative beorhtost)",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beorht"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "beorhtlīċe"
        },
        {
          "word": "beorhtnes"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Whither did the horse come? Whither did the man come? Whither did the treasure-giver come?\nWhither did the seats of feasts come? Where are the hall-joys?\nAlack and alas, bright cup! Alack and alas, mailed warrior!\nAlack and alas, the army of the king! How did the time pass,\ngrow dark under the cover of night, as if it never did.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Hwǣr cōm mearg? Hwǣr cōm mago? · Hwǣr cōm māþþumġyfa?\nHwǣr cōm symbla ġesetu? · Hwǣr sindon seledrēamas?\nĒalā beorht bune! · Ēalā byrnwiga!\nĒalā þēodnes þrym! · Hū sēo þrāg ġewāt,\nġenāp under nihthelm, · swā hēo nō wære.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bright, clear"
      ],
      "id": "en-beorht-ang-adj--f4Gpxx~",
      "links": [
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Mercian"
          ],
          "word": "berht"
        },
        {
          "word": "bryht"
        },
        {
          "word": "byrht"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/be͜orxt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[be͜orˠxt]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beorht"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "beorhtlīċe"
    },
    {
      "word": "beorhtnes"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "briht",
            "3": "briȝt",
            "4": "bright"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "bright"
          },
          "expansion": "English: bright",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: bright"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "bræt",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: bræt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: bræt"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en-geo",
            "2": "breet"
          },
          "expansion": "Geordie English: breet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Geordie English: breet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "bricht"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: bricht",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: bricht"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*berht"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *berht",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*berhtaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *berhtaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "berht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon berht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "beraht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German beraht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "bjartr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bjartr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Cognate with Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts).",
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    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtost",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beorhtum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "beorhtra",
        "3": "beorhtost"
      },
      "expansion": "beorht (comparative beorhtra, superlative beorhtost)",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beorht"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English adjectives",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Whither did the horse come? Whither did the man come? Whither did the treasure-giver come?\nWhither did the seats of feasts come? Where are the hall-joys?\nAlack and alas, bright cup! Alack and alas, mailed warrior!\nAlack and alas, the army of the king! How did the time pass,\ngrow dark under the cover of night, as if it never did.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Hwǣr cōm mearg? Hwǣr cōm mago? · Hwǣr cōm māþþumġyfa?\nHwǣr cōm symbla ġesetu? · Hwǣr sindon seledrēamas?\nĒalā beorht bune! · Ēalā byrnwiga!\nĒalā þēodnes þrym! · Hū sēo þrāg ġewāt,\nġenāp under nihthelm, · swā hēo nō wære.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bright, clear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/be͜orxt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[be͜orˠxt]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mercian"
      ],
      "word": "berht"
    },
    {
      "word": "bryht"
    },
    {
      "word": "byrht"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beorht"
}

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