upriht
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uppreht, from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz. Equivalent to upp + riht, literally 'straight up'.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈupˌrixt/, [ˈupˌriçt]
Adjective
upriht
- upright, erect
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Of the Catholic Faith"
- Mannum hē ġesealde uprihtne gang, þā nīetenu hē lēt gān āloten.
- God gave people an upright gait, while he made the animals walk bent down towards the ground.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Of the Catholic Faith"
Declension
Declension of upriht — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | upriht | upriht | upriht |
| Accusative | uprihtne | uprihte | upriht |
| Genitive | uprihtes | uprihtre | uprihtes |
| Dative | uprihtum | uprihtre | uprihtum |
| Instrumental | uprihte | uprihtre | uprihte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | uprihte | uprihta, uprihte | upriht |
| Accusative | uprihte | uprihta, uprihte | upriht |
| Genitive | uprihtra | uprihtra | uprihtra |
| Dative | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
| Instrumental | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
Declension of upriht — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uprihta | uprihte | uprihte |
| Accusative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihte |
| Genitive | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Dative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Instrumental | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Accusative | uprihtan | uprihtan | uprihtan |
| Genitive | uprihtra, uprihtena | uprihtra, uprihtena | uprihtra, uprihtena |
| Dative | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
| Instrumental | uprihtum | uprihtum | uprihtum |
Derived terms
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