rétta

Old Norse

verb
Definitions
  • to make straight, straighten
  • to stretch out, stretch
  • to raise, right a capsized boat
  • to rise
  • to put right, adjust, align

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (right, judge, straighten, make right, rectify) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-

Gloss

straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right

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Kanji

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