Ge-berhtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-berhtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -byrhtan, -birhtan; Related words:

Definitions

1 ge-berhtan

p. te; pp. ed [ge-, berhtan to shine] To make bright, brighten, enlighten; illūmīnāre, clārĭfĭcāre :-- Ðe wuhta gehwæs wlite geberhteþ which brightens the beauty of everything, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 64; Met. 21, 32. ge-berhtan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛒᛖᚱᚻᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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