berht

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /berxt/, [berˠxt]

Adjective

berht

alternative form of beorht

Declension

Declension of berht — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	berht	berht	berht
Accusative	berhtne	berhte	berht
Genitive	berhtes	berhtre	berhtes
Dative	berhtum	berhtre	berhtum
Instrumental	berhte	berhtre	berhte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	berhte	berhta, berhte	berht
Accusative	berhte	berhta, berhte	berht
Genitive	berhtra	berhtra	berhtra
Dative	berhtum	berhtum	berhtum
Instrumental	berhtum	berhtum	berhtum

Declension of berht — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	berhta	berhte	berhte
Accusative	berhtan	berhtan	berhte
Genitive	berhtan	berhtan	berhtan
Dative	berhtan	berhtan	berhtan
Instrumental	berhtan	berhtan	berhtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	berhtan	berhtan	berhtan
Accusative	berhtan	berhtan	berhtan
Genitive	berhtra, berhtena	berhtra, berhtena	berhtra, berhtena
Dative	berhtum	berhtum	berhtum
Instrumental	berhtum	berhtum	berhtum

Old High German

Alternative forms

beraht, peraht, braht (Rhine Franconian)
perht, preht, breht (the abbreviation ꝑht is frequently used in given names)
pert, bert

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz

Adjective

berht

bright, splendid, shining
clear, pure
brightly illuminated, e.g. by the sun, or at night, the moon
in a mystical sense, radiant, transfigured
illustrious, famous; outstanding, excellent

Declension

Strong declension of *berht*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhtēr, berht	berhtiu, berht	berhtaȥ, berht
accusative	berhtan	berhta	berhtaȥ, berht
genitive	berhtes	berhtera	berhtes
dative	berhtemu	berhteru	berhtemu
instrumental	berhtu	—	berhtu

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhte, berht	berhto, berht	berhtiu, berht
accusative	berhte	berhto	berhtiu, berht
genitive	berhtero	berhtero	berhtero
dative	berhtēm	berhtēm	berhtēm

Weak declension of *berht*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhto	berhta	berhta
accusative	berhton	berhtūn	berhta
genitive	berhten	berhtūn	berhten
dative	berhten	berhtūn	berhten

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhton	berhtūn	berhton
accusative	berhton	berhtūn	berhton
genitive	berhtōno	berhtōno	berhtōno
dative	berhtōm	berhtōm	berhtōm

Declension of comparative of *berht*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhtōro	berhtōra	berhtōra
accusative	berhtōron	berhtōrūn	berhtōra
genitive	berhtōren	berhtōrūn	berhtōren
dative	berhtōren	berhtōrūn	berhtōren

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhtōron	berhtōrūn	berhtōron
accusative	berhtōron	berhtōrūn	berhtōron
genitive	berhtōrōno	berhtōrōno	berhtōrōno
dative	berhtōrōm	berhtōrōm	berhtōrōm

Strong declension of superlative *berht*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhtōstēr, berhtōst	berhtōstiu, berhtōst	berhtōstaȥ, berhtōst
accusative	berhtōstan	berhtōsta	berhtōstaȥ, berhtōst
genitive	berhtōstes	berhtōstera	berhtōstes
dative	berhtōstemu	berhtōsteru	berhtōstemu
instrumental	berhtōstu	—	berhtōstu

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhtōste, berhtōst	berhtōsto, berhtōst	berhtōstiu, berhtōst
accusative	berhtōste	berhtōsto	berhtōstiu, berhtōst
genitive	berhtōstero	berhtōstero	berhtōstero
dative	berhtōstēm	berhtōstēm	berhtōstēm

Weak declension of superlative *berht*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhtōsto	berhtōsta	berhtōsta
accusative	berhtōston	berhtōstūn	berhtōsta
genitive	berhtōsten	berhtōstūn	berhtōsten
dative	berhtōsten	berhtōstūn	berhtōsten

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berhtōston	berhtōstūn	berhtōston
accusative	berhtōston	berhtōstūn	berhtōston
genitive	berhtōstōno	berhtōstōno	berhtōstōno
dative	berhtōstōm	berhtōstōm	berhtōstōm

Derived terms

Old High German: giberaht

Descendants

Middle High German: bërht
- ⇒ German: Bert, Bert-, -bert, -brecht (in personal names)