Berhtm-hwæt

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - berhtm-hwæt

According to the Old English Dictionary:

berhtm-hwæt
adj. Swift as an eye-blink; celer ut oculi nictus :-- Ðec lígetu bláce, berhtmhwate ða ðec bletsige the pale lightnings, swift as an eye-blink, these shall bless thee, Cd. 192; Th. 240, 3; Dan. 381.

Related words: bearhtm. berhtm-hwæt

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