rihtwis

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From riht +‎ -wīs. Cognate with Old High German rehtwīs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrihtwiːs/, [ˈriçtwiːs]

Adjective

rihtwīs

  1. righteous, just

Declension
Declension of rihtwis — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rihtwīs rihtwīs rihtwīs
Accusative rihtwīsne rihtwīse rihtwīs
Genitive rihtwīses rihtwīsre rihtwīses
Dative rihtwīsum rihtwīsre rihtwīsum
Instrumental rihtwīse rihtwīsre rihtwīse
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rihtwīse rihtwīsa, -e rihtwīs
Accusative rihtwīse rihtwīsa, -e rihtwīs
Genitive rihtwīsra rihtwīsra rihtwīsra
Dative rihtwīsum rihtwīsum rihtwīsum
Instrumental rihtwīsum rihtwīsum rihtwīsum
Declension of rihtwis — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rihtwīsa rihtwīse rihtwīse
Accusative rihtwīsan rihtwīsan rihtwīse
Genitive rihtwīsan rihtwīsan rihtwīsan
Dative rihtwīsan rihtwīsan rihtwīsan
Instrumental rihtwīsan rihtwīsan rihtwīsan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rihtwīsan rihtwīsan rihtwīsan
Accusative rihtwīsan rihtwīsan rihtwīsan
Genitive rihtwīsra, rihtwīsena rihtwīsra, rihtwīsena rihtwīsra, rihtwīsena
Dative rihtwīsum rihtwīsum rihtwīsum
Instrumental rihtwīsum rihtwīsum rihtwīsum

Derived terms

References
  • Bosworth, Joseph. "riht-wís." An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Based on the Manuscript Collections of the Late Joseph Bosworth. Ed. Thomas Northcote Toller. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898. 798.
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