eldertongue

Old English · noun

landriht

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈlɑndˌrixt/
[ˈlɑndˌriçt]
Syllables
ˈlɑnd · ˌrixt (2 syllables)
Modern English
owedprivilegesrightsdistrictsestatessovereign

Meaning

  1. the law of the land

  2. the rights of rural districts

  3. the rights and privileges belonging to:; a native of a country; or,

  4. the rights and privileges belonging to:; an owner of land

  5. that which is owed from land or estates to the sovereign authority

Declension

Declension of landriht
SingularPlural
Nominative landrihtlandriht
Accusative landrihtlandriht
Genitive landrihteslandrihta
Dative landrihtelandrihtum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Equivalent to land + riht.

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