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Bricht, Brycht, a. Also: bright, bryght; britht, brytht. [ME. bright, briȝt, briht, brith, etc., late OE. briht, bryht, for earlier byrht, beorht.] Bright, in various applications.

1. Of the sun (day, stars, etc.) or fire. a1400 Leg. S. xl. 914.
Thar-with wox sa brycht the day c1400 Troy-bk. i. 469.
In … flambys britht Ib. ii. 798.
When the day … that place made of lyght all bright c1450-2 Howlat 556.
The sternys … Blyth, blomand, and bricht a1500 Rauf C. 131.
Quhair brandis was bricht a1500 Lanc. 64.
The brycht sone c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 32.
Throu the reflex of Phebus visage brycht 1513 Doug. i. xii. 16.
The declynyng of the sternys brycht Ib. ii. vi. 30; etc.
Throw lycht of flambis and brycht fyris 1535 Stewart 28746.
Bekynnis … with mony baillis brycht c1552 Lynd. Mon. 152.
[The sun] Brychtar nor gold or stonis precious Ib. 1411.
The heuinnis brycht 1562-3 Winȝet II. 6/13.
A bricht lantern a1585 Maitl. Q. lxix. 14.
Blisfull blenkis of Phoebus beamis bricht

2. Or armour, weapons, metals, or colours. 1375 Barb. x. 628.
Swerdis that war fair and brycht c1420 Wynt. iv. 1551.
Gold rengys, fayre and brycht a1500 Rauf C. 471.
Bricht braissaris of steill a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 68.
Bright letteris of gold a1500 Doug. K. Hart 108.
Dairtis scharp and bricht to se c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxv. 61.
Brycht polist precious stane 1513 Doug. ii. xi. 90.
Schynand scheildis brycht Ib. iv. v. 159.
A swerd of mettale brycht 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. ix.
Thy bricht hew 1549 Compl. 37/18.
[Fish] vitht … skalis lyik the bricht siluyr c1590 J. Stewart 43/237.
Scho loist the armet brycht 1596 Dalr. I. 267/21.
In viue and bricht colouris

3. Of women or angels. a1400 Leg. S. xxxii. 65.
A dochtir … Of fasone & of coloure bricht c1420 Wynt. i. 124.
A stwff of angelis blyth and brycht Ib. v. 6.
Mary myld, the madyn brycht c1475 Wall. i. 35.
This lady brycht a1500 Seven S. 127.
Ane kingis dochter, ane madin bricht c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 181.
The brichtest that in the burgh duellis c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 38.
Of Italie the ladyis bricht c1550 Id. Meldrum 486.
That sall I do, be Marie bricht 1567 Sat. P. iii. 165.
As did Creusa brycht 1571 Ib. xxix. 161.
The Duvill … tekis forme of angell brychte a1585 Maitl. Q. lxxxvi. 5.
Diana, ladye bricht

4. In miscellaneous uses. 1375 Barb. v. 10.
Burgeonys and brycht blwmys a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 316.
Bordouris about, that bricht war of ble a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1650.
A bricht clude c1552 Lynd. Mon. 211.
Termes bricht … to borrow 1562-3 Winȝet II. 55/14.
Brycht and fair wedder 1567 G. Ball. 26.
Gude wyne, fresche, cald, and brycht a1570-86 Maitl. F. cxxx. 139.
All thir bigingis that ar brycht a1585 Maitl. Q. xlviii. 75.
Hir … memberis all bayth brichter & tichter then marbre