drihten
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
Proto-Germanic *drohtinoz. Cognate with Old Saxon drohtin, Old Frisian drochten, Old High German truhtin, Old Norse dróttinn.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
drihten m.
- lord, governor, leader
- the Lord; God
- Drihtnes ys eorðe, and eall þæt heo mid gefyld is; and eall mancynn þe þæron eardað is Drihtnes. --Psalm 23, King Alfred Translation (Paris Psalter)
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drihten | drihtnas |
| accusative | drihten | drihtnas |
| genitive | drihtnes | drihtna |
| dative | drihtne | drihtnum |