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torht

torht

Old English

Adjective

torht

  1. (chiefly poetic) bright; shiny; radiant
  2. (chiefly poetic) resplendent; splendid; glorious; beautiful; noble

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *turhtą (lightness; brightness), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (to glance; look; see).

Noun

torht n (nominative plural torht)

  1. clearness; brightness; shine