geriht

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈrixt/, [jeˈriçt]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, equivalent to ġe- +‎ riht. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), German, Luxembourgish and Dutch gerecht.

Alternative forms
  • ġereht, ġereoht, ġeryht

Adjective

ġeriht

  1. right; just
Declension
Declension of ġeriht — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeriht ġeriht ġeriht
Accusative ġerihtne ġerihte ġeriht
Genitive ġerihtes ġerihtre ġerihtes
Dative ġerihtum ġerihtre ġerihtum
Instrumental ġerihte ġerihtre ġerihte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġerihte ġerihta, ġerihte ġeriht
Accusative ġerihte ġerihta, ġerihte ġeriht
Genitive ġerihtra ġerihtra ġerihtra
Dative ġerihtum ġerihtum ġerihtum
Instrumental ġerihtum ġerihtum ġerihtum
Declension of ġeriht — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġerihta ġerihte ġerihte
Accusative ġerihtan ġerihtan ġerihte
Genitive ġerihtan ġerihtan ġerihtan
Dative ġerihtan ġerihtan ġerihtan
Instrumental ġerihtan ġerihtan ġerihtan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġerihtan ġerihtan ġerihtan
Accusative ġerihtan ġerihtan ġerihtan
Genitive ġerihtra, ġerihtena ġerihtra, ġerihtena ġerihtra, ġerihtena
Dative ġerihtum ġerihtum ġerihtum
Instrumental ġerihtum ġerihtum ġerihtum
Descendants
  • Middle English: irihte

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *garihtiją, *garehtuz. Cognate with Old High German girihti.

Alternative forms
  • ġereht, ġereoht, ġeryht

Noun

ġeriht n (nominative plural ġeriht)

  1. that which is right, just, or fair; justice; equity
  2. a right
  3. rule; regulation; law
  4. duty; office
  5. truth
  6. direction; a straight line
  7. account; reckoning
Synonyms
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