rett

Inherited from Old Norse réttr (“right”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtuz, *rehtaz (“right, straight; morally upright, just”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right, upright”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, right oneself; right, just”) + *-tós (“verbal adjective suffix”).

The spelling with double "t" is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rett. The original Riksmål spelling ret is from Danish ret.

• IPA^(key): /ɾɛtː/

rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)

1. right
2. straight

rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)

1. a right
2. justice, law, jurisprudence
3. a court (court of law)
4. dish, course (part of a meal)

   tre retters middag - three-course meal

• rettighet

rett

1. imperative of rette

• “rett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.

• IPA^(key): /retː/, /rɛtː/
• Hyphenation: rétt

rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)

1. right
2. straight

rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural rettar, definite plural rettane)

1. a right
2. (law) a court

• ha rett til

rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural retter or rettar, definite plural rettene or rettane)

1. course, dish (part of a meal)

• “rett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

rett

1. supine of reda