rihtan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rihtian (“to straighten”), Old Norse rétta (“to straighten, stretch, raise, adjust”) and German richten (“to direct, judge, follow, depend on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrix.tɑn/, [ˈriç.tɑn]

Verb

rihtan

1. to right, restore
2. to rectify, correct, amend
3. to keep right, direct, rule, straighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of rihtan (weak class 1)

infinitive	rihtan	rihtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	rihte	rihte
second person singular	rihtest, rihst, rihtst	rihtest
third person singular	rihteþ, riht	rihte
plural	rihtaþ	rihton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	rihte	rihte
plural	rihten	rihten
imperative
singular	riht
plural	rihtaþ
participle	present	past
	rihtende	(ġe)rihted

Derived terms

• ġerihtan
• rihtend
• rihtere
• rihtung

Descendants

• Middle English: riȝten, righten, reghten
  • English: right

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rihtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.