dryhten
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Cognate with Old Frisian drochten, Old Saxon drohtin, Old High German truhtin, Old Norse dróttinn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dryhten m
- (poetic) a lord
- Alternative letter-case form of Dryhten
Usage notes[edit]
- In prose, the word for "lord" is hlāford, unless referring to the Lord (i.e. God), in which case the proper noun Dryhten is used.
Declension[edit]
Declension of dryhten (strong a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰrewgʰ- (serve)
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English poetic terms
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
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