Old English · verb

rihtan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈrix.tɑn/
[ˈriç.tɑn]
Syllables: ˈrix · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: rectify right restore amend straighten correct

Meaning

to right, restore
to rectify, correct, amend
to keep right, direct, rule, straighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of rihtan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	rihte	rihte
2nd singular	rihtest rihst rihtst	rihtest
3rd singular	rihteþ riht	rihte
Plural	rihtaþ	rihton
Subjunctive
Singular	rihte	rihte
Plural	rihten	rihten

Non-finite forms of rihtan
	Form
Infinitive	rihtan
Inflected infinitive	rihtenne
Imperative singular	riht
Imperative plural	rihtaþ
Present participle	rihtende
Past participle	rihted ġerihted

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rihtian (“to straighten”), Old Norse rétta (“to straighten, stretch, raise, adjust”) and German richten (“to direct, judge, follow, depend on”).

Descendants

right

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