Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-brihtan

Definitions

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1 ge-brihtan

p. te; pp. ed [ge-, brihtan to brighten] To brighten, make beautiful; illumĭnāre, pulchrum reddĕre :-- Gebrihted beautiful, Menol. Fox 272; Men. 137. ge-brihtan

Similar Words

-gal
-gale (-a)
-galness
-gangendlic
-gealla

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛒᚱᛁᚻᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)

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