drighten Meaning & Definition
What Does Drighten Mean?
Drighten is used as a noun meaning A lord; ruler; sovereign; chief; leader; prince. It is also used to mean (Can we verify this sense?) The Lord; Lord God; Christ.
Drighten: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɹaɪ.tən/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Plural | drightens |
Drighten Definition (Noun)
- A lord; ruler; sovereign; chief; leader; prince.
- (Can we verify this sense?) The Lord; Lord God; Christ.
Synonyms of Drighten
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Drighten synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
drighten (plural drightens)
Origin of Drighten
Origin 1: Borrowed from Middle English drighte, drightin and its etymon Old English dryhten (“a ruler, king, lord, prince, the supreme ruler, the Lord, God, Christ”), from Proto-West Germanic *druhtin, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz (“leader, chief, lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to hold, hold fast, support”).
Origin 2: Cognate with Old Frisian drochten (“lord”), Old Saxon drohtin (“lord”), Old High German truhtin, Middle High German truhten, trohten (“ruler, lord”) (obsolete German Trechtin, Trechtein (“lord, God”)), Danish drot (“king”), Swedish drott (“king, ruler, sovereign”), Icelandic dróttinn (“hero, ruler, lord”), Finnish ruhtinas (“sovereign prince”). Related also to Old English dryht (“troop, army”), Old English ġedryht (“troop, body of men”), Old English drēogan (“to serve in the military, endure”). More at dree. By surface analysis, dright (“army, host”) + -en.
How Do You Say Drighten?
You say drighten as /ˈdɹaɪ.tən/. It has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (dɹaɪ).