rihtnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• rihtnis

Etymology

From riht +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrixt.nes/, [ˈriçt.nes]

Noun

rihtnes f (nominative plural rihtnessa)

1. rightness, straightness, perpendicularity
2. rightness, justice, equity
3. ratio

Declension

Declension of rihtnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rihtnes	rihtnessa, rihtnesse
accusative	rihtnesse	rihtnessa, rihtnesse
genitive	rihtnesse	rihtnessa
dative	rihtnesse	rihtnessum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rihtnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.