riht

== Middle English == === Adjective === riht alternative form of right == Old English == === Alternative forms === reht — Mercian reht, reoht, rieht, ryht === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rixt/, [riçt] Rhymes: -ixt === Adjective === riht (superlative rihtost) right (as opposed to wrong) late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers" lawful real or genuine straight (rare) right (as opposed to left) Synonym: swīþra Antonym: winestra ==== Usage notes ==== Right as opposed to left is normally expressed with swīþra. ==== Declension ==== === Noun === riht n right (as opposed to wrong) a right law truth ==== Antonyms ==== wōh (“wrong”) ==== Derived terms ==== ġeriht nū rihte rihtlīċ rihtnes rihtwīs unriht ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: right, reȝt, riȝte, riȝt, ryȝt, ryght, righte, rihtEnglish: right, reight (Yorkshire), reet (Geordie, Lancashire, Yorkshire), rite (informal), righte, ryght (obsolete)→ Spanish: right→ Welsh: reitGeordie: reetScots: richtYola: reights (plural)