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berhtm-hwæt

  • adjective
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berhtm-hwæt, adj.
Swift as an eye-blink; celer ut oculi nictus
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  • 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.
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v. bearhtm.
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v.  breahtum-hwæt bearhtm-hwæt.
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  • berhtm-hwæt, adj.