unriht

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unrehtaz, equivalent to un- +‎ riht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunˌrixt/, [ˈunˌriçt]

Adjective

unriht

1. not right, wrong
2. illegal
   • Hēr Cynewulf benam Siġebeorht his rīċes and Westseaxna witan for unrihtum dǣdum ― here Cynewulf and the West-Saxon councillors deprived Sigebyrht of his kingdom for illegal acts. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, 755)

Declension

Declension of unriht — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unriht	unriht	unriht
Accusative	unrihtne	unrihte	unriht
Genitive	unrihtes	unrihtre	unrihtes
Dative	unrihtum	unrihtre	unrihtum
Instrumental	unrihte	unrihtre	unrihte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unrihte	unrihta, unrihte	unriht
Accusative	unrihte	unrihta, unrihte	unriht
Genitive	unrihtra	unrihtra	unrihtra
Dative	unrihtum	unrihtum	unrihtum
Instrumental	unrihtum	unrihtum	unrihtum

Declension of unriht — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unrihta	unrihte	unrihte
Accusative	unrihtan	unrihtan	unrihte
Genitive	unrihtan	unrihtan	unrihtan
Dative	unrihtan	unrihtan	unrihtan
Instrumental	unrihtan	unrihtan	unrihtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unrihtan	unrihtan	unrihtan
Accusative	unrihtan	unrihtan	unrihtan
Genitive	unrihtra, unrihtena	unrihtra, unrihtena	unrihtra, unrihtena
Dative	unrihtum	unrihtum	unrihtum
Instrumental	unrihtum	unrihtum	unrihtum

Derived terms

• Middle English: vnriȝt, vnryȝt, unriht
  • English: unright
  • Scots: unricht

Noun

unriht n

1. wrong, evil, injustice, depravity
   • unrihta to fela ricsode on lande ― too many wrongs prevailed in this land. (Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi)
2. a defect

Descendants

• Middle English: unriht, unriȝt, unright
  • English: unright
  • Scots: unricht