† 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. c 1000 ælfric Exod. xx. 10 Se seofoþa ys Drihtnes reste dæᵹ þines Godes. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 5 Iblesced he þe her cumeþ on drihtenes nome. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 109 Ure drihten christ. a 1300 Cursor M. 5217 I am driȝttyn þi faders god and al-so þine. ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 664 To dye at Dryghtyns wylle. c 1475 Rauf Coilȝear 856 Now thankit be Drichtine. |
| β c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 187 Manie mannisshe folȝeden ure drihte. c 1250 Hymn to God 5 ibid. App. 258 Folkes fader, heouenliche drichte. a 1300 Cursor M. 11000 Thoru grace o dright. c 1315 Shoreham 33 Bye drytte. c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 407 So helpe þe þy driȝte! c 1450 Myrc 1470 To burye the dede as byd owre dryȝt. |
† Hence (only in
OE. and early
ME.):
ˈdrightness (
drihtnesse), majesty, godhead;
ˈdrightful,
ˈdrightlike (
drihtl{iacu}c)
adjs., lordly, noble.
| Beowulf (Th.) 2320 Hie..drihtlice wif to Denum feredon. a 1000 Cædmon's Gen. 1843 Him drihtlicu mæᵹ..þuhte. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 101 Þreo on hadan and an god..on ane drihtnesse and godnesse. c 1205 Lay. 24762 Al þi drihtliche uolc. a 1225 Leg. Kath. 1123 He ne losede..undedlichnesse onont his drihtnesse. a 1225 Juliana 13 Þe drihtfule godd apollo mi lauerd. |