rihtan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rihtian (“to straighten”), Old Norse rétta (“to straighten, stretch, raise, adjust”) and German richten (“to direct, judge, follow, depend on”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rihtan
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of rihtan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | rihtan | rihtenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | rihte | rihte |
| second person singular | rihtest, rihst, rihtst | rihtest |
| third person singular | rihteþ, riht | rihte |
| plural | rihtaþ | rihton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | rihte | rihte |
| plural | rihten | rihten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | riht | |
| plural | rihtaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| rihtende | (ġe)rihted | |
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rihtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.