Dryhten

Old English Alternative forms ang Drihten Etymology From the noun ang dryhten. Compare the Icelandic cognate is Drottinn, which has the same usage and meaning. Pronunciation Dryhten Proper noun m the Lord, God. Blickling Homilies, "St. Andrew" ang Mid þȳ sē hālga Andreas þanon wæs farende, him ætīewde Dryhten Hǣlend Crist on þām weġe on ansīene fæġeres ċildes. While St. Andrew was on his way out of town, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him on the road in the form of a beautiful child. late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care ang Ūre Dryhten ġemetegode his sprǣċe mid swīgan beforan his þeġnum þā hē cwæþ, "Fela iċ hæbbe ēow tō seċġenne, ac ġē hit ne magon nū ġīet āberan." Our Lord restrained his speech with silence when he told his disciples, "I have a lot to tell you, but you can't handle it yet." Declension Dryhtn Dryhten sg See also ang Crist ang God ang Hǣlend ang Gods Biblical characters Christianity Religion