Old English · proper noun
Dryhten
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈdryx.ten/[ˈdryç.ten]
- Syllables
- ˈdryx · ten (2 syllables)
Meaning
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the Lord, God.
Mid þȳ sē hālga Andreas þanon wæs farende, him ætīewde Dryhten Hǣlend Crist on þām weġe on ansīene fæġeres ċildes.
While St. Andrew was on his way out of town, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him on the road in the form of a beautiful child.
Blickling Homilies, "St. Andrew"
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From the noun dryhten. Compare the Icelandic cognate Drottinn, which has the same usage and meaning.
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