rihtnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• rihtnis, rehtnis

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī, equivalent to riht +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrixt.nes/, [ˈriçt.nes]

Noun

rihtnes f (nominative plural rihtnessa)

1. rightness, straightness, perpendicularity
2. rightness, justice, equity
3. ratio

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	rihtnes	rihtnessa, rihtnesse
accusative	rihtnesse	rihtnessa, rihtnesse
genitive	rihtnesse	rihtnessa
dative	rihtnesse	rihtnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: rihtnesse, riȝtnesse, rightnesse
  • English: rightness
  • Scots: richtnis

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “rihtnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.