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birhtan

  • verb
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to shine,
literal
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  • Eall mín weorod for ðǽre micelnesse ðæs goldes scán and berhte,

    • Nar. 7, 15
    • .
  • Byr[htende]

    coruscans,

    • An. Ox. 4203
    • .
figurative
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  • Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte,

    • Guth. 90, 11
    • .
  • Se noma mid him swá lange sceán and bryhte

    nomen apud eos tam diu claruerat,

    • Bd. 1, 12
    • ;
    • Sch. 33, 3
    • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. berahten splendescere.
]
Similar entries
v. ge-, on-birhtan, and beorhtan, byrhtan in Dict.
Linked entries
v.  beorhtan brihtan.
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