riht

See also: rıht

Middle English

Adjective

riht

1. Alternative form of right

Old English

Alternative forms

• reht — Mercian
• reht, reoht, reiht, ryht

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”).

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian riucht, Old Saxon reht, Old High German reht, Old Norse réttr, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (raihts). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin rēctus, Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós), Old Irish recht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rixt/, [riçt]

Adjective

riht (superlative rihtost)

1. right (as opposed to wrong)
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"

     ...ic wolde georne æt þe gewitan þissere byrig riht naman gif þu me woldest gewissigan...

     I earnestly desire to know from thee the right name of this city, if thou wilt inform me.

2. lawful
3. real or genuine
4. straight
5. (rare) right (as opposed to left)

   Synonym: swīþra

   Antonym: winestra

Usage notes

Right as opposed to left is normally expressed with swīþra.

Declension

Declension of riht — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	riht	riht	riht
Accusative	rihtne	rihte	riht
Genitive	rihtes	rihtre	rihtes
Dative	rihtum	rihtre	rihtum
Instrumental	rihte	rihtre	rihte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rihte	rihta, rihte	riht
Accusative	rihte	rihta, rihte	riht
Genitive	rihtra	rihtra	rihtra
Dative	rihtum	rihtum	rihtum
Instrumental	rihtum	rihtum	rihtum

Declension of riht — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rihta	rihte	rihte
Accusative	rihtan	rihtan	rihte
Genitive	rihtan	rihtan	rihtan
Dative	rihtan	rihtan	rihtan
Instrumental	rihtan	rihtan	rihtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rihtan	rihtan	rihtan
Accusative	rihtan	rihtan	rihtan
Genitive	rihtra, rihtena	rihtra, rihtena	rihtra, rihtena
Dative	rihtum	rihtum	rihtum
Instrumental	rihtum	rihtum	rihtum

Noun

riht n

1. right (as opposed to wrong)
2. a right
3. law
4. truth

Antonyms

• wōh (“wrong”)

Derived terms

• ġeriht
• nū rihte
• rihtnes
• rihtwīs
• unriht

Descendants

• Middle English: right, reȝt, riȝte, riȝt, ryȝt, ryght, righte, riht
  • English: right
    • → Spanish: right
    • → Welsh: reit
  • Geordie English: reet
  • Scots: richt
  • Yola: reights (plural)