bjartr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz, whence also Old English beorht, Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts).

Adjective

bjartr

  1. bright

Declension

Strong declension of bjartr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjartr bjǫrt bjart
accusative bjartan bjarta bjart
dative bjǫrtum bjartri bjǫrtu
genitive bjarts bjartrar bjarts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjartir bjartar bjǫrt
accusative bjarta bjartar bjǫrt
dative bjǫrtum bjǫrtum bjǫrtum
genitive bjartra bjartra bjartra
Weak declension of bjartr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjarti bjarta bjarta
accusative bjarta bjǫrtu bjarta
dative bjarta bjǫrtu bjarta
genitive bjarta bjǫrtu bjarta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjǫrtu bjǫrtu bjǫrtu
accusative bjǫrtu bjǫrtu bjǫrtu
dative bjǫrtum bjǫrtum bjǫrtum
genitive bjǫrtu bjǫrtu bjǫrtu
Declension of comparative of bjartr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjartari bjartari bjartara
accusative bjartara bjartari bjartara
dative bjartara bjartari bjartara
genitive bjartara bjartari bjartara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjartari bjartari bjartari
accusative bjartari bjartari bjartari
dative bjǫrturum bjǫrturum bjǫrturum
genitive bjartari bjartari bjartari
Strong declension of superlative of bjartr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjartastr bjǫrtust bjartast
accusative bjartastan bjartasta bjartast
dative bjǫrtustum bjartastri bjǫrtustu
genitive bjartasts bjartastrar bjartasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjartastir bjartastar bjǫrtust
accusative bjartasta bjartastar bjǫrtust
dative bjǫrtustum bjǫrtustum bjǫrtustum
genitive bjartastra bjartastra bjartastra
Weak declension of superlative of bjartr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjartasti bjartasta bjartasta
accusative bjartasta bjǫrtustu bjartasta
dative bjartasta bjǫrtustu bjartasta
genitive bjartasta bjǫrtustu bjartasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bjǫrtustu bjǫrtustu bjǫrtustu
accusative bjǫrtustu bjǫrtustu bjǫrtustu
dative bjǫrtustum bjǫrtustum bjǫrtustum
genitive bjǫrtustu bjǫrtustu bjǫrtustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bjartur
  • Faroese: bjartur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bjart
  • Old Swedish: biærter
  • Old Danish: biært, bærth

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bjartr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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