rihtwis

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rehtawīs. Cognate with Old High German rehtwīs. Equivalent to riht +‎ -wīs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrixtˌwiːs/, [ˈriçtˌwiːs]

Adjective

rihtwīs (comparative rihtwīsra, superlative rihtwīsost)

  1. just, fair
  2. righteous
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Hē wæs swīþe snotor wer, and sōþfæst on sprǣċe, rihtwīs on dōme, and on rǣde foreglēaw...
      He was a very wise man, and truthful in speech, righteous in judgement, and very prudent in counsel...
    • 9th century, Vespasian Psalter
      Rehtwīs earð [ðū], Dryhten, ⁊ reht [is] dōm ðīn.
      Righteous art [thou], Lord, and right [is] thy judgement.

Declension

Declension of rihtwīs — 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, rihtwīse rihtwīs
Accusative rihtwīse rihtwīsa, rihtwīse rihtwīs
Genitive rihtwīsra rihtwīsra rihtwīsra
Dative rihtwīsum rihtwīsum rihtwīsum
Instrumental rihtwīsum rihtwīsum rihtwīsum
Declension of rihtwīs — 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

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