unriht

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unrehtaz, equivalent to un- +‎ riht.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌrixt/, [ˈunˌriçt]

Adjective

unriht

  1. not right, wrong
  2. illegal
    • Hēr Cynewulf benam Siġebeorht his rīċes and Westseaxna witan for unrihtum dǣdum ― here Cynewulf and the West-Saxon councillors deprived Sigebyrht of his kingdom for illegal acts. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, 755)

Declension
Declension of unriht — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unriht unriht unriht
Accusative unrihtne unrihte unriht
Genitive unrihtes unrihtre unrihtes
Dative unrihtum unrihtre unrihtum
Instrumental unrihte unrihtre unrihte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unrihte unrihta, unrihte unriht
Accusative unrihte unrihta, unrihte unriht
Genitive unrihtra unrihtra unrihtra
Dative unrihtum unrihtum unrihtum
Instrumental unrihtum unrihtum unrihtum
Declension of unriht — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unrihta unrihte unrihte
Accusative unrihtan unrihtan unrihte
Genitive unrihtan unrihtan unrihtan
Dative unrihtan unrihtan unrihtan
Instrumental unrihtan unrihtan unrihtan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unrihtan unrihtan unrihtan
Accusative unrihtan unrihtan unrihtan
Genitive unrihtra, unrihtena unrihtra, unrihtena unrihtra, unrihtena
Dative unrihtum unrihtum unrihtum
Instrumental unrihtum unrihtum unrihtum

Derived terms
  • Middle English: vnriȝt, vnryȝt, unriht

Noun

unriht n

  1. wrong, evil, injustice, depravity
    • unrihta to fela ricsode on lande ― too many wrongs prevailed in this land. (Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi)
  2. a defect

Descendants
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