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dryhten

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
dryhten, drihten; gen. dryhtnes, dryhtenes; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§288; §340; §563;
a ruler, lord, prince; dŏmĭnus, princeps
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  • Geáta dryhten

    the Goths' lord,

    • Beo. Th. 2973
      • ;
    • B. 1484
      • .

  • Eorla dryhten

    lord of earls,

    • Beo. Th. 4666
      • ;
    • B. 2338
      • .

  • Dryhten Higelác

    lord Higelac,

    • Beo. Th. 4005
      • ;
    • B. 2000
      • .

  • In gemynd his dryhtnes naman brohte

    it brought his lord's name into his mind,

    • Exon. 114 b
      • ;
    • Th. 440,
      • 25;
    • Rä. 60,
      • 8.
the supreme ruler, the Lord; chiefly used for God and Christ; Dŏmĭnus
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  • Him Dryhten sylf, heofona heáhcyning, hlyt getǽhte

    the Lord himself, high king of heaven, assigned a lot to them,

      Andr. Kmbl. 10; An. 5
    .

  • Dryhtna Dryhten

    the Lord of lords,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1747
      • ;
    • An. 876
      • .

  • Dryhten God

    the Lord God,

    • Exon. 96 a
      • ;
    • Th. 358,
      • 33;
    • Pa. 55
      • .

  • Dryhten Crist

    the Lord Christ,

    • Exon. 41 a
      • ;
    • Th. 137,
      • 25;
    • Gú. 564
      • .

  • Ðe in Dryhtnes noman cwóme

    who camest in the Lord's name,

    • Exon. 13 b
      • ;
    • Th. 26,
      • 5;
    • Cri. 413
      • .

  • We fór Dryhtene iu dreámas hefdon

    we formerly had joys before the Lord,

    • Cd. 214
      • ;
    • Th. 267,
      • 26;
    • Sat. 44
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym, drihten :
Orm. drihtin :
O. Sax. drohtin :
O. Frs. drochten Lord, only used for God and Christ :
O. H. Ger. truhtín dŏmĭnus :
Icel. dróttinn princeps
.]
Derived forms
freádryhten, freó-, gum-, hleó-, man-, sige-, weoruld-, wine-
Linked entries
v.  drihten Drihtnes.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “dryhten.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8045.

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  • dryhten, n.

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