rættur

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • law, jurisprudence
  • court
  • courthouse
  • right
  • right, privilege

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse réttr (right) derived from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (right, straight, direct) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (right, straightened, having moved in a straight line), *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-

Gloss

straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

線

Emoji
👉️ 🤜

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