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Middle English
Adjective
riht
- Alternative form of right
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
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.
- lawful
- real or genuine
- straight
- (rare) right (as opposed to left)
- Synonym: swīþra
- Antonym: winestra
Usage notes
Right as opposed to left is normally expressed with swīþra.
Declension
Declension of riht — Strong
Declension of riht — Weak
Noun
riht n
- right (as opposed to wrong)
- a right
- law
- truth
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