rihtæw
Old English
Etymology
From riht (“right, legitimate”) + ǣ (“marriage”).
Noun
rihtǣw f
- legitimate marriage
- legitimate wife
Declension
Declension of rihtæw
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rihtǣw | rihtǣw |
| accusative | rihtǣw | rihtǣw |
| genitive | rihtǣw | rihtǣwa |
| dative | rihtǣw | rihtǣwum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “rihtǣw”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.