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bright

/bˈɹaɪt/BRYT
/bˈɹaɪt/BRYT

Meaninggiving out much light

Common meaning: giving out much light

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√BHARK‘shine’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 234, p. 738 · scan
  2. Old EnglishbeorhtsourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishbrightsource
  4. Englishbright‘giving out much light’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English beorht ‘giving out much light’.

Roots

  • beorht Old English “giving out much light”

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