rihtnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- rihtnis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrixt.nes/, [ˈriçt.nes]
Noun
rihtnes f (nominative plural rihtnessa)
- rightness, straightness, perpendicularity
- rightness, justice, equity
- ratio
Declension
Declension of rihtnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rihtnes | rihtnessa, rihtnesse |
| accusative | rihtnesse | rihtnessa, rihtnesse |
| genitive | rihtnesse | rihtnessa |
| dative | rihtnesse | rihtnessum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rihtnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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