Old English · noun
reoht
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /rixt/[riçt]
- Syllables
- rixt (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- correctnessentitlementjustifiable
Meaning
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right, law, justice, moral correctness
Wiþerwearde Godes beboda and ðæs gastlican rihtes
opponents of God’s commands and the spiritual law. (Homilies)
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a right, a justifiable entitlement to something or to some action
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one’s right, one’s proper due
nelle ic ða rincas rihtes benæman ― I will not deprive the men of their due. (Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase)
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