rihtnes

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

rihtnis

Etymology[edit]

From riht +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈrixt.nes/, [ˈriçt.nes]

Noun[edit]

rihtnes f (nominative plural rihtnessa)

rightness, straightness, perpendicularity
rightness, justice, equity
ratio

Declension[edit]

Declension of rihtnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rihtnes	rihtnessa, rihtnesse
accusative	rihtnesse	rihtnessa, rihtnesse
genitive	rihtnesse	rihtnessa
dative	rihtnesse	rihtnessum

References[edit]

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rihtnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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