beorht

== Old English == === Alternative forms === berht — Anglian bryht, byrht === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be͜orxt/, [be͜orˠxt] Rhymes: -e͜orxt === Adjective === beorht (comparative beorhtra, superlative beorhtost) bright, clear ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright English: bright → Icelandic: bræt Geordie: breet Scots: bricht