riht
Middle English
Adjective
riht
- Alternative form of right
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós. Cognate with Old Frisian riucht, Old Saxon reht, Old High German reht, Old Norse réttr, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (raihts). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin rēctus, Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós), Old Irish recht.
Pronunciation
Adjective
riht
- straight
- right, true, correct
- rihtġescēad ― right decision, right understanding, good reason
- rihtġehātan ― to swear, pledge oneself
- rightful, legitimate, lawful, just
- rihtæþelcwēn ― lawful wife
- rihthlāford ― rightful lord
- rihtġefremed ― rightly constituted, orthodox, catholic
- right (as opposed to left)
- rihthand ― right hand
- real, genuine
- rihtcynn ― of genuine stock
Declension
Declension of riht — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | riht | riht | riht |
Accusative | rihtne | rihte | riht |
Genitive | rihtes | rihtre | rihtes |
Dative | rihtum | rihtre | rihtum |
Instrumental | rihte | rihtre | rihte |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | rihte | rihta, rihte | riht |
Accusative | rihte | rihta, rihte | riht |
Genitive | rihtra | rihtra | rihtra |
Dative | rihtum | rihtum | rihtum |
Instrumental | rihtum | rihtum | rihtum |
Declension of riht — Weak
Noun
riht n
Derived terms
Descendants
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