drihten

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Cognate with Old Saxon drohtin, Old Frisian drochten, Old High German truhtin, Old Norse dróttinn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdrihten/, [ˈdriçten]

Noun

drihten m

  1. lord, governor, leader
  2. the Lord; God
    Drihtnes ys eorðe, and eall þæt heo mid gefyld is; and eall mancynn þe þæron eardað is Drihtnes. ("The earth is the Lord's, and all that she is filled with; and all mankind that dwell thereon is the Lord's") --Psalm 23 (24 in King James Version), King Alfred Translation (Paris Psalter)

Declension
Declension of drihten (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative drihten drihtnas
accusative drihten drihtnas
genitive drihtnes drihtna
dative drihtne drihtnum

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