Beorhtian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Beorhtian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: beorhtigan; Related words:

Definitions

1 beorhtian

p. ode; pp. od. I. to shine, brighten; clarere :-- Ðǽr his geearnunge oft miclum mægenum scínaþ and beorhtigaþ there his earnings often shine and brighten ,with great virtues, Bd. 3, 19; S. 550, 17. II. to sound clearly or loudly; clare sonare :-- Beorhtode bencswég the bench-noise sounded loudly, Beo. Th. 2326; B. 1161. beorhtian

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛇᚱᚻᛏᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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