dryhten
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Cognate with Old Frisian drochten, Old Saxon drohtin, Old High German truhtin, Old Norse dróttinn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dryhten m
- (poetic) a lord
- Alternative letter-case form of Dryhten
Usage notes edit
- In prose, the word for "lord" is hlāford, unless referring to the Lord (i.e. God), in which case the proper noun Dryhten is used.
Declension edit
Declension of dryhten (strong a-stem)