unriht

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *unrehtaz, equivalent to un- +‎ riht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈunˌrixt/, [ˈunˌriçt] === Adjective === unriht not right, wrong illegal Hēr Cynewulf benam Siġebeorht his rīċes and Westseaxna witan for unrihtum dǣdum ― here Cynewulf and the West-Saxon councillors deprived Sigebyrht of his kingdom for illegal acts. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, 755) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== unrihtlīċ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: vnriȝt, vnryȝt, unriht English: unright Scots: unricht === Noun === unriht n wrong, evil, injustice, depravity unrihta to fela ricsode on lande ― too many wrongs prevailed in this land. (Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi) a defect ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: unriht, unriȝt, unright English: unright Scots: unricht