beorht, byrht, adj.: 1) _gleaming, shining, radiant, shimmering_: nom. sg. beorht, of the sun, 570, 1803; beorhta, of Heorot, 1178; þät beorhte bold, 998; acc. sg. beorhtne, of Beówulf's grave-mound, 2804; dat. sg. tô þære byrhtan (here-byrhtan, MS.) byrig, 1200; acc. pl. beorhte frätwe, 214, 897; beorhte randas, 231; bordwudu beorhtan, 1244; n. beorht hofu, 2314. Superl.: beácna beorhtost, 2778. --2) _excellent, remarkable_: gen. sg. beorhtre bôte, 158. --Comp.: sadol-, wlite-beorht. beorhte, adv., _brilliantly, brightly, radiantly_, 1518. beorhtian, w. v., _to sound clearly_: pret. sg. beorhtode benc-swêg, 1162. beorn, st. m., _hero, warrior, noble man_: nom. sg. (Hrôðgâr), 1881, (Beówulf), 2434, etc.; acc. sg. (Beów.), 1025, (Äschere), 1300; dat. sg. beorne, 2261; nom. pl. beornas (Beówulf and his companions), 211, (Hrôðgâr's guests), 857; gen. pl. biorna (Beówulf's liege-men), 2405.--Comp.: folc-, gûð-beorn. beornan, st. v., _to burn_: pres. part. byrnende (of the drake), 2273.--Comp. un-byrnende. for-beornan, _to be consumed, to burn_: pret. sg. for-barn, 1617, 1668; for-born, 2673. ge-beornan, _to be burned_: pret. gebarn, 2698. beorn-cyning, st. m., _king of warriors, king of heroes_: nom. sg. (as voc.), 2149. beódan, st. v.: 1) _to announce, to inform, to make known_: inf. biódan, 2893.--2) _to offer, to proffer_ (as the notifying of a transaction in direct reference to the person concerned in it): pret. pl. him geþingo budon, _offered them an agreement_, 1086; pret. part. þâ wäs æht boden Sweona leódum, _then was pursuit offered the Swedish people_, 2958; inf. ic þäm gôdan sceal mâðmas beódan, _I shall offer the excellent man treasures_, 385. â-beódan, _to present, to announce_: pret. word inne âbeád, _made known the words within_, 390; _to offer, to tender, to wish_: pret. him hæl âbeád, _wished him health_ (greeted him), 654. Similarly, hælo âbeád, 2419; eoton weard âbeád, _offered the giant a watcher_, 669. be-beódan, _to command, to order_: pret. swâ him se hearda bebeád, _as the strong man commanded them_, 401. Similarly, swâ se rîca bebeád, 1976. ge-beódan: 1) _to command, to order_: inf. hêt þâ gebeódan byre Wihstânes häleða monegum, þät hie..., _the son of Wihstan caused orders to be given to many of the men..._, 3111.--2) _to offer_: him Hygd gebeád hord and rîce, _offered him the treasure and the chief power_, 2370; inf. gûðe gebeódan, _to offer battle_, 604. beód-geneát, st. m., _table-companion_: nom. and acc. pl. geneátas, 343, 1714.