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Old English · adjective

riht

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/rixt/
[riçt]
Syllables
rixt (1 syllable)
Modern English
rightreetreightrighteriteryghtopposedgenuine

riht1 · adjective

Senses

  1. right (as opposed to wrong)

    ...ic wolde georne æt þe gewitan þissere byrig riht naman gif þu me woldest gewissigan...

    I earnestly desire to know from thee the right name of this city, if thou wilt inform me.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"

  2. lawful

  3. real or genuine

  4. straight

  5. right (as opposed to left)

Declension

Strong declension of riht
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative rihtrihtriht
Accusative rihtnerihteriht
Genitive rihtesrihtrerihtes
Dative rihtumrihtrerihtum
Instrumental rihterihtrerihte
Plural
Nominative rihterihtarihteriht
Accusative rihterihtarihteriht
Genitive rihtrarihtrarihtra
Dative rihtumrihtumrihtum
Instrumental rihtumrihtumrihtum
Weak declension of riht
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative rihtarihterihte
Accusative rihtanrihtanrihte
Genitive rihtanrihtanrihtan
Dative rihtanrihtanrihtan
Instrumental rihtanrihtanrihtan
Plural
Nominative rihtanrihtanrihtan
Accusative rihtanrihtanrihtan
Genitive rihtrarihtenarihtrarihtenarihtrarihtena
Dative rihtumrihtumrihtum
Instrumental rihtumrihtumrihtum

riht2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. right (as opposed to wrong)

  2. a right

  3. law

  4. truth

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of riht
SingularPlural
Nominative rihtriht
Accusative rihtriht
Genitive rihtesrihta
Dative rihterihtum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”). Cognates Cognate with Old Frisian riucht, Old Saxon reht, Old High German reht, Old Norse réttr, Gothic (raihts). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin rēctus, Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós), Old Irish recht.

Descendants

reet, reight, right, righte, rite, ryght

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