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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *rehtawīs. Cognate with Old High German rehtwīs. Equivalent to riht + -wīs.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rihtwīs (comparative rihtwīsre, superlative rihtwīsost)
- just, fair
- righteous
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Hē wæs swīþe snotor wer, and sōþfæst on sprǣċe, rihtwīs on dōme, and on rǣde foreglēaw...- He was a very wise man, and truthful in speech, righteous in judgement, and very prudent in counsel...
Declension
Declension of rihtwīs — Strong
Declension of rihtwīs — Weak
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