Dryhten

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the noun dryhten. Compare the Icelandic cognate Drottinn, which has the same usage and meaning.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdryx.ten/, [ˈdryç.ten]

Proper noun[edit]

Dryhten m

  1. the Lord
    • Blickling Homilies, "St. Andrew"
      Mid þȳ sē hālga Andreas þanon wæs farende, him ætīewde Dryhten Hǣlend Crist on þām weġe on ansīene fæġeres ċildes.
      While St. Andrew was on his way out of town, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him on the road in the form of a beautiful child.
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
      Ūre Dryhten ġemetegode his sprǣċe mid swīgan beforan his þeġnum þā hē cwæþ, "Fela iċ hæbbe ēow tō seċġenne, ac ġē hit ne magon nū ġīet āberan."
      Our Lord restrained his speech with silence when he told his disciples, "I have a lot to tell you, but you can't handle it yet."

Declension[edit]

Declension of Dryhten (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative Dryhten Dryhtnas
accusative Dryhten Dryhtnas
genitive Dryhtnes Dryhtna
dative Dryhtne Dryhtnum

See also[edit]

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