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Old English Dictionary Entry

Birhtu

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Definitions

Definitions

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1 birhtu

brightness, splendour; claritas, splendor, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6: 20, 537; Met. 20, 269.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚱᚻᛏᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.
Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Fox
Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Met.
Metres of Boethius (OE poem)
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