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

Descendants
  • Icelandic: bjartur
  • Faroese: bjartur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bjart
  • Westrobothnian: bjett
  • Old Swedish: biærter
    • Swedish: bjärt
  • Danish: bjært, bært

References
  • bjartr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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