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† ˈdrightin, -ten abbrev. dright. Obs.
Forms: α. 1–4 drihten, 3 driȝten, (Orm.) drihhtin, drittin, 3–4 driȝtin, drihtin, 4 drightinn, -un, driȝtyn, dryȝt(t)yn, 4–5 driȝtine, drightin(e, dryghtyn(e, 5 drichtine. β. 3–4 driht(e, 3 dryght, 3–4 drichte, 4 dright(e, drytte, 4–5 dryȝt(e.
[OE. dryhten, drihten = OS. drohtin, OFris. drochten, OHG. truhtin, ON. dróttinn, f. dryht, dright1 with suffix -ino-z: cf. Goth. kindins governor, L. dominus, etc.]
A lord, ruler, chief; spec. the Lord God, or Christ.
α Beowulf (Th.) 2973 Geata dryhten. Ibid. 3113 Witiᵹ Drihten rodera rædend. c1000ælfric Exod. xx. 10 Se seofoþa ys Drihtnes reste dæᵹ þines Godes. c1175Lamb. Hom. 5 Iblesced he þe her cumeþ on drihtenes nome. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 109 Ure drihten christ. a1300Cursor M. 5217 I am driȝttyn þi faders god and al-so þine. a1400Morte Arth. 664 To dye at Dryghtyns wylle. c1475Rauf Coilȝear 856 Now thankit be Drichtine.
βc1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 187 Manie mannisshe folȝeden ure drihte. c1250Hymn to God 5 ibid. App. 258 Folkes fader, heouenliche drichte. a1300Cursor M. 11000 Thoru grace o dright. c1315Shoreham 33 Bye drytte. c1380Sir Ferumb. 407 So helpe þe þy driȝte! c1450Myrc 1470 To burye the dede as byd owre dryȝt.
† Hence (only in OE. and early ME.): ˈdrightness (drihtnesse), majesty, godhead; ˈdrightful, ˈdrightlike (drihtlíc) adjs., lordly, noble.
Beowulf (Th.) 2320 Hie..drihtlice wif to Denum feredon. a1000Cædmon's Gen. 1843 Him drihtlicu mæᵹ..þuhte. c1175Lamb. Hom. 101 Þreo on hadan and an god..on ane drihtnesse and godnesse. c1205Lay. 24762 Al þi drihtliche uolc. a1225Leg. Kath. 1123 He ne losede..undedlichnesse onont his drihtnesse. a1225Juliana 13 Þe drihtfule godd apollo mi lauerd. |