eldertongue

Old English · noun

wordriht

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈwordˌrixt/
[ˈworˠdˌriçt]
Syllables
ˈword · ˌrixt (2 syllables)
Modern English
expressedordinancewords

Meaning

  1. an ordinance, law, especially one expressed in words

Declension

Declension of wordriht
SingularPlural
Nominative wordrihtwordriht
Accusative wordrihtwordriht
Genitive wordrihteswordrihta
Dative wordrihtewordrihtum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From word (“word”) + riht (“right”)

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