Old English · adjective
geriht
Normalised ġeriht
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /jeˈrixt/[jeˈriçt]
- Syllables
- je · ˈrixt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- equityrightjust
geriht1 · adjective
Senses
-
right; just
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġeriht | ġeriht | ġeriht |
| Accusative | ġerihtne | ġerihte | ġeriht |
| Genitive | ġerihtes | ġerihtre | ġerihtes |
| Dative | ġerihtum | ġerihtre | ġerihtum |
| Instrumental | ġerihte | ġerihtre | ġerihte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġerihte | ġerihtaġerihte | ġeriht |
| Accusative | ġerihte | ġerihtaġerihte | ġeriht |
| Genitive | ġerihtra | ġerihtra | ġerihtra |
| Dative | ġerihtum | ġerihtum | ġerihtum |
| Instrumental | ġerihtum | ġerihtum | ġerihtum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġerihta | ġerihte | ġerihte |
| Accusative | ġerihtan | ġerihtan | ġerihte |
| Genitive | ġerihtan | ġerihtan | ġerihtan |
| Dative | ġerihtan | ġerihtan | ġerihtan |
| Instrumental | ġerihtan | ġerihtan | ġerihtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġerihtan | ġerihtan | ġerihtan |
| Accusative | ġerihtan | ġerihtan | ġerihtan |
| Genitive | ġerihtraġerihtena | ġerihtraġerihtena | ġerihtraġerihtena |
| Dative | ġerihtum | ġerihtum | ġerihtum |
| Instrumental | ġerihtum | ġerihtum | ġerihtum |
geriht2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
that which is right, just, or fair; justice; equity
-
a right
-
rule; regulation; law
-
duty; office
-
truth
-
direction; a straight line
-
account; reckoning
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, equivalent to ġe- + riht. Cognate with Gothic (garaihts), German, Luxembourgish and Dutch gerecht.
From Proto-Germanic *garihtiją, *garehtuz. Cognate with Old High German girihti.
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