OpphavFrom Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.
- transitiveto straighten, to set or make straight
- transitiveto aim, direct
- transitiveto hand, pass
- transitiveto correct
- transitiveto grade (e.g. a test)
- transitiveto execute (to kill as a punishment)
- femininethe right side of a piece of clothing
- dative, form-of, masculine, obsolete, singulardative singular of rett
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular of rett
- form-of, pluralplural of rett
Formerrettar(present) · retta(past) · retta(participle, past) · rettast(infinitive, passive) · rettande(participle, present) · rette(imperative) · rett(imperative) · retta(alternative) · retta(definite, singular) · retter(indefinite, plural) · rettene(definite, plural)