dreit

See also: dréit

Norman

Etymology

From Old French dreit, from Late Latin drictus, from Latin directus.

Adjective

dreit m

1. (France) right

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin drictus, from Latin dīrectus.

Pronunciation

• (Early Old French) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾei̯t/

Noun

dreit oblique singular, m (oblique plural dreiz or dreitz, nominative singular dreiz or dreitz, nominative plural dreit)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of droit
2. early spelling of droit (“right”)

Adjective

dreit m (oblique and nominative feminine singular dreite)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of droit

Declension

Declension of dreit

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	dreiz or dreits	dreite	dreit
	Oblique	dreit			dreite	dreit
Plural	Subject	dreit	dreites		dreit
	Oblique	dreiz or dreits			dreites	dreit

Adverb

dreit

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of droit

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• drech
• dreg
• dreich
• dreih

Etymology

From Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin dīrectus.

Adjective

dreit m (feminine singular dreita, masculine plural dreiz, feminine plural dreitas)

1. just; right; moral

Descendants

• Occitan: dreit, drech