upriht

Old English

Etymology

From Northwest Germanic *upprehtaz. Cognate with Old High German ūfreht, Old Norse uppréttr. Equivalent to upp +‎ riht, literally 'straight up'.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈupˌrixt/, [ˈupˌriçt]

Adjective

upriht

  1. 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.

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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