Icelandic

Noun

rétt f ‎(genitive singular réttar, nominative plural réttir)

1. fold, pen (for sheep, etc.)
2. paddock, corral
3. (in the plural) rounding-up of sheep

Declension

Synonyms

• (paddock, corral) hestarétt

Adverb

rétt ‎(comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

1. rightly, correctly
2. straight
3. only, just

Synonyms

• (rightly, correctly) réttalega
• (straight) beint
• (only, just) bara

Verb

rétt

1. supine of rétta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse réttr ‎(“right”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz ‎(“right, straight”).

Adverb

rétt (comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

1. rightly, correctly

Descendants