Old English · noun
indryhtu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong īn-stem
- IPA
- /ˈinˌdryx.tu/[ˈinˌdryç.tu]
- Syllables
- ˈin · ˌdryx · tu (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- noblenesshonour
Meaning
-
nobleness, honour, glory
Blǣd is ġehnǣġed; eorþan indryhto ealdað ond sēarað, swā nū monna ġehwylċ ġeond middanġeard.
Glory has bowed down, Earth’s honor grows older and withers, like any of men over the world now.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From in- (“in-”) + dryht (“army”) + -u (“-ness”).
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