bierhtu

Old English

Alternative forms

• birhtu, bierhto, birhto, byrhto, byrhtu

Etymology

From beorht +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi͜yrx.tu/, [ˈbi͜yrˠx.tu]

Noun

bierhtu f

1. brightness, splendor
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
     1. Sīo birhtu þæs sōþan lēohtes.

        The brightness of the true light

     2. Hē geseah þæt hūs mid heofonlicre bryhto ġeondgoten.

        He saw the house bathed with heavenly splendor.

Declension

Strong īn-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bierhtu	bierhtu, bierhte
accusative	bierhtu, bierhte	bierhtu, bierhte
genitive	bierhtu, bierhte	bierhta
dative	bierhtu, bierhte	bierhtum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bierhtu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.