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drihten

  • noun [ masculine ]
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drihten, gen. drihtnes, drihtenes ; m.
A ruler, lord, the Lord
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  • Gumena drihten

    lord of men,

    • Cd. 205
      • ;7
    • Th. 254,
      • 18;
    • Dan. 613
      • .

  • Eorla drihten

    lord of earls,

    • Beo. Th. 2105
      • ;
    • B. 1050
      • .

  • Drihten Créca

    lord of the Greeks,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 26,
      • 38;
    • Met. 26,
      • 19.

  • Drihten mín

    my lord,

    • Cd. 101
      • ;
    • Th. 134,
      • 15;
    • Gen. 2225
      • .

  • Witig Drihten, ródera Rǽdend

    the wise Lord, Ruler of the skies,

    • Beo. Th. 3113
      • ;
    • B. 1554
      • .

  • Drihten wereda

    the Lord of hosts,

    • Beo. Th. 4378v
      • ;
    • B. 2186
      • .

  • Éce Drihten wið Ahrahame spræc

    the Lord eternal spake with Abraham,

    • Cd. 106
      • ;
    • Th. 139,
      • 1;
    • Gen. 2303
      • .

  • Ic eom Drihten ðín God

    ego sum Domĭnus Deus tuus,

    • Ex, 20,
      • 2.

  • Þurh úrne Drihten Crist

    through our Lord Christ,

    • L. Ælf. P. 39
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 380,
      • 3.

  • On ðæm naman Drihtnes úres Godes

    in nomĭne Dŏmĭni Dei nostri,

    • Ps. Th. 19,
      • 7.

  • Se seofoða ys Drihtnes restedæg ðínes Godes

    septĭmo die sabbătum Domĭni Dei tui est,

    • Ex. 20,
      • 10.

  • Eálá Drihtenes þrym

    O majesty of the Lord,

    • Cd. 216
      • ;
    • Th, 274,
      • 34;
    • Sat. 164: Ps. Lamb. 26, 13: Ps. Th. 68,
      • 37.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “drihten.” 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/7943.

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