riht
See also: rıht
Middle English edit
Adjective edit
riht
- Alternative form of right
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”).
Cognates
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
riht
- right (as opposed to wrong)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- ...ic wolde georne æt þe gewitan þissere byrig riht naman gif þu me woldest gewissigan...
- I earnestly desire to know from thee the right name of this city, if thou wilt inform me.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- lawful
- real or genuine
- straight
- (rare) right (as opposed to left)
Usage notes edit
Right as opposed to left is normally expressed with swīþra.
Declension edit
Declension of riht — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | riht | riht | riht |
Accusative | rihtne | rihte | riht |
Genitive | rihtes | rihtre | rihtes |
Dative | rihtum | rihtre | rihtum |
Instrumental | rihte | rihtre | rihte |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | rihte | rihta, rihte | riht |
Accusative | rihte | rihta, rihte | riht |
Genitive | rihtra | rihtra | rihtra |
Dative | rihtum | rihtum | rihtum |
Instrumental | rihtum | rihtum | rihtum |
Declension of riht — Weak
Noun edit
riht n
Antonyms edit
- wōh (“wrong”)