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TheOld English wasswa beorht swa gold literally, “so bright so gold”.
The Grammarphobia Blog » Blog Archive » As long as he needs me 2010
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Burt represents Anglo-Sax. beorht, the normal result of which is Bright.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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Þā se gæst ongan glēdum spīwan, beorht hofu bærnan; bryne-lēoma stōd
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Þā cōm beorht sunne scacan ofer grundas; scaðan ōnetton,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Þâ se gäst ongan glêdum spîwan, beorht hofu bärnan; bryne-leóma stôd
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Þâ com beorht sunne scacan ofer grundas; scaðan onetton,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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_bade that the bodies be burned_, 1117; ongan ... beorht hofu bærnan,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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_bade that the bodies be burned_, 1117; ongan ... beorht hofu bärnan,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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