riht

Old English

adj
Definitions
  • straight
  • right, true, correct
  • rightful, legitimate, lawful, just
  • right
  • real, genuine

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (right, straight, direct) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (right, straightened, having moved in a straight line).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵtós

Gloss

right, straightened, having moved in a straight line

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

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