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mere-torht

  • adjective
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mere-torht, adj.
Bright from bathing in the sea (epithet of morning)
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  • Sió sunne brencþ eorþwarum morgen meretorhtne

    the sun rising from the sea brings bright morn to men,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 13, 121
    • ;
    • Met. 13, 61.
  • Becwom ofer gársecges [begong] morgen mæretorht

    [or mǽretorht splendidly bright, cf.
    O. H. Ger. mári-mihil
    ],
    • Cd. 160
    • ;
    • Th. 199, 29
    • ;
    • Exod. 346.
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Cf. mere-candel.
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v.  mǽre-torht.
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