rætta

See also: rätta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse rétta.

Verb

rætta (third person singular past indicative rætti, third person plural past indicative rættu, supine rætt)

  1. to stretch out, to straighten out
  2. to correct
  3. to pass,to hand,to reach

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-9)
infinitive
supine rætt
present past
first singular rætti rætti
second singular rættir rætti
third singular rættir rætti
plural rætta rættu
participle (a5)1 rættandi rættur
imperative
singular rætt!
plural rættið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • rǣta

Etymology

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną.

Verb

rǣtta

  1. to straighten, make straight
  2. to raise
  3. to direct, aim
  4. to correct
  5. to atone
  6. to judge

Conjugation

Conjugation of rǣtta (weak)
present past
infinitive rǣtta
participle rǣttandi, rǣttande rǣtter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk rǣttir rǣtti, rǣtte   rǣtti, rǣtte rǣtti, rǣtte
þū rǣttir rǣtti, rǣtte rǣtt rǣtti, rǣtte rǣtti, rǣtte
han rǣttir rǣtti, rǣtte   rǣtti, rǣtte rǣtti, rǣtte
vīr rǣttum, rǣttom rǣttum, rǣttom rǣttum, rǣttom rǣttum, rǣttom rǣttum, rǣttom
īr rǣttin rǣttin rǣttin rǣttin rǣttin
þēr rǣtta rǣttin   rǣttu, rǣtto rǣttin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk rǣttis rǣttis, rǣttes   rǣttis, rǣttes rǣttis, rǣttes
þū rǣttis rǣttis, rǣttes   rǣttis, rǣttes rǣttis, rǣttes
han rǣttis rǣttis, rǣttes   rǣttis, rǣttes rǣttis, rǣttes
vīr rǣttums, rǣttoms rǣttums, rǣttoms   rǣttums, rǣttoms rǣttums, rǣttoms
īr rǣttins rǣttins   rǣttins rǣttins
þēr rǣttas rǣttins   rǣttus, rǣttos rǣttins

Descendants

  • Swedish: rätta, räta