geriht
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, equivalent to ġe- + riht. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), German, Luxembourgish and Dutch gerecht.
Alternative forms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ġeriht
Declension
[edit]Declension of ġeriht — Strong
Declension of ġeriht — Weak
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: irihte
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *garihtiją, *garehtuz. Cognate with Old High German girihti.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]ġeriht n (nominative plural ġeriht)
- that which is right, just, or fair; justice; equity
- a right
- rule; regulation; law
- duty; office
- truth
- direction; a straight line
- account; reckoning