Crossword-Solution: HTA 3 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 6

Bona swylce läg, egeslîc eorð-draca, ealdre bereáfod, bealwe gebæded: beáh-hordum leng wyrm woh-bogen wealdan ne môste, ac him îrenna ecga fornâmon, 2830 hearde heaðo-scearpe homera lâfe, þät se wîd-floga wundum stille hreás on hrusan hord-ärne neáh, nalles äfter lyfte lâcende hwearf middel-nihtum, mâðm-æhta wlonc 2835 ansýn ýwde: ac he eorðan gefeóll for þäs hild-fruman hond-geweorce.

Bona swylce læg, egeslīc eorð-draca, ealdre berēafod, bealwe gebǣded: bēah-hordum leng wyrm wōh-bogen wealdan ne mōste, ac him īrenna ecga fornāmon, 2830 hearde heaðo-scearpe homera lāfe, þæt se wīd-floga wundum stille hrēas on hrūsan hord-ærne nēah, nalles æfter lyfte lācende hwearf middel-nihtum, māðm-ǣhta wlonc 2835 ansȳn ȳwde: ac hē eorðan gefēoll for þæs hild-fruman hond-geweorce.

She is particularly connected with the Eve of the Epiphany, and it is possible that her name comes from the old German _giper(c)hta Na(c)ht_, the bright or shining night, referring to the manifestation of Christ's glory.{60} In Carinthia the Epiphany is still called _Berchtentag_.{61} Berchte is sometimes a bogey to frighten children.

Sum mann f[=e]rde on [e,]lþ[=e]odi[.g]nesse, and clipode his 135 {67} þ[=e]owas, and be·t[=æ]hte him his [=æ]hta.

FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 12: Page 37.] [Footnote 13: Eá lâ drihtenes þrym! eá lâ duguða helm! eá lâ meotodes miht! eá lâ middaneard! eá lâ däg leóhta! eá lâ dreám godes! eá lâ engla þreát! eá lâ upheofon! eá lâ þät ic eam ealles leás êcan dreámes, þät ic mid handum ne mäg heofon geræcan ne mid eágum ne môt up lôcian ne hûru mid eárum ne sceal æfre gehêran þære byrhtestan bêman stefne.