Old English · adjective
upriht
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Modern English
- uprighterect
Meaning
-
upright, erect
Mannum hē ġesealde uprihtne gang, þā nīetenu hē lēt gān āloten.
God gave people an upright gait, while he made the animals walk bent down towards the ground.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Of the Catholic Faith"
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | upriht | upriht | upriht |
| Accusative | uprihtne | uprihte | upriht |
| Genitive | uprihtes | uprihtre | uprihtes |
| Dative | uprihtum | uprihtre | uprihtum |
| Instrumental | uprihte | uprihtre | uprihte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | uprihte | uprihtauprihte | upriht |
| Accusative | uprihte | uprihtauprihte | upriht |
| Genitive | uprihtra | uprihtra | uprihtra |
| Dative | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
| Instrumental | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | uprihta | uprihte | uprihte |
| Accusative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihte |
| Genitive | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Dative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Instrumental | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Accusative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Genitive | uprihtrauprihtena | uprihtrauprihtena | uprihtrauprihtena |
| Dative | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
| Instrumental | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uppreht, from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz. Equivalent to upp + riht, literally 'straight up'.
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