a. Obs. [OE. torht bright, splendid, illustrious.] Bright, clear.
a. 1000. Phœnix, 96. Æþelast tungla…. Torht tacen godes.
12[?]. Prayer to our Lady, 20, O. E. Misc., 193. Mi brune her is hwit bicume … & mi to[r]hte rude iturnd al in-to oðre dehe.
