beorhtnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• beorhtnis, beorhtnys, bryhtnes

Etymology

From beorht +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜orxt.nes/, [ˈbe͜orˠxt.nes]

Noun

beorhtnes f (nominative plural beorhtnessa)

1. brightness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	beorhtnes	beorhtnessa, beorhtnesse
accusative	beorhtnesse	beorhtnessa, beorhtnesse
genitive	beorhtnesse	beorhtnessa
dative	beorhtnesse	beorhtnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: briȝtnesse, brightnesse, bryghtnes
  • English: brightness

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beorhtnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.