Ge-brihtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-brihtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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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

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛒᚱᛁᚻᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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