dryhten

Old English

Alternative forms

drihten

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Cognate with Old Frisian drochten, Old Saxon drohtin, Old High German truhtin, Old Norse dróttinn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdryx.ten/, [ˈdryç.ten]

Noun

dryhten m

(poetic) a lord
Alternative letter-case form of Dryhten

Usage notes

In prose, the word for "lord" is hlāford, unless referring to the Lord (i.e. God), in which case the proper noun Dryhten is used.

Declension

Declension of dryhten (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dryhten	dryhtnas
accusative	dryhten	dryhtnas
genitive	dryhtnes	dryhtna
dative	dryhtne	dryhtnum

Derived terms

dryhtenlīċ

Descendants

Middle English: drihten, drihte
- Scots: drichtin, drichtine
- English: drightin, drighten, dright

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