landriht

Old English

Alternative forms

londriht

Etymology

Equivalent to land +‎ riht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑndˌrixt/, [ˈlɑndˌriçt]

Noun

landriht f (nominative plural landriht)

the law of the land
the rights of rural districts
the rights and privileges belonging to:
1. a native of a country; or,
2. an owner of land
that which is owed from land or estates to the sovereign authority

Declension

Declension of landriht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	landriht	landriht
accusative	landriht	landriht
genitive	landrihtes	landrihta
dative	landrihte	landrihtum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “LANDRIHT”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “LANDRIHT supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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