Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eright

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eright
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To invest with a right.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *irihten, *ȝerihten, from Middle English irihte, ȝerihte (“right”), from Old English ġerihte (“right, due, justice; religious rite, office”); or perhaps an alteration of aright (“to make right, put to rights, treat properly”), from Middle English arihten (“to raise up”). More at right.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃reǵ-, *irihten, irihte, ġerihte, arihten

Usage

Inflected Forms

erights (present, singular) erighting (participle, present) erighted (participle, past) erighted (past)

Questions

What does eright mean?
To invest with a right.
Where does eright come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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