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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unrehtaz, equivalent to un- + riht.
Pronunciation
Adjective
unriht
- not right, wrong
- 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
Declension of unriht — Weak
Derived terms
Noun
unriht n
- wrong, evil, injustice, depravity
- unrihta to fela ricsode on lande ― too many wrongs prevailed in this land. (Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi)
- a defect
Descendants