rihtwis

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rehtawīs. Cognate with Old High German rehtwīs. Equivalent to riht +‎ -wīs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrixtˌwiːs/, [ˈriçtˌwiːs]

Adjective

rihtwīs (comparative rihtwīsra, superlative rihtwīsost)

1. just, fair
2. righteous
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Hē wæs swīþe snotor wer, and sōþfæst on sprǣċe, rihtwīs on dōme, and on rǣde foreglēaw...

     He was a very wise man, and truthful in speech, righteous in judgement, and very prudent in counsel...

   • 9th century, Vespasian Psalter

     Rehtwīs earð [ðū], Dryhten, ⁊ reht [is] dōm ðīn.

     Righteous art [thou], Lord, and right [is] thy judgement.

Declension

Declension of rihtwīs — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rihtwīs	rihtwīs	rihtwīs
Accusative	rihtwīsne	rihtwīse	rihtwīs
Genitive	rihtwīses	rihtwīsre	rihtwīses
Dative	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsre	rihtwīsum
Instrumental	rihtwīse	rihtwīsre	rihtwīse
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rihtwīse	rihtwīsa, rihtwīse	rihtwīs
Accusative	rihtwīse	rihtwīsa, rihtwīse	rihtwīs
Genitive	rihtwīsra	rihtwīsra	rihtwīsra
Dative	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum
Instrumental	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum

Declension of rihtwīs — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rihtwīsa	rihtwīse	rihtwīse
Accusative	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan	rihtwīse
Genitive	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan
Dative	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan
Instrumental	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan
Accusative	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan	rihtwīsan
Genitive	rihtwīsra, rihtwīsena	rihtwīsra, rihtwīsena	rihtwīsra, rihtwīsena
Dative	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum
Instrumental	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum	rihtwīsum

Derived terms

• rihtwīsnes
• unrihtwīs

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “riht-wís”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.