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rihtlíce

  • adverb
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rihtlíce, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§298;
rightly, justly, with justice or
equity
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  • Rihtlíce juste, rihtlícor justius, rihtlícost

    justissime,

      Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 50.
  • Him getímode swíðe rihtlíce ðæt hí mid hiora árleásan hláforde ealle forwurdon,

      Homl. Th. i. 88, 30.
  • Ðú rihtlíce dǽlest mete ðínum mannum,

      Hy. 7, 70,
rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case
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  • Swíðe ryhtlíce hit wæs áwriten æfter ðǽm nítenum ðæt ða heargas wǽron átiéfrede

    recte post animalia idola describuntur,

      Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 6 : 21, 5; Swt. 163, 21.
  • Æfter ðon wé singaþ rihtlíce on his lof : 'Hǽl ús on ðǽm héhstan,' Blickl. Homl. 81, 27.
  • Hú ne belimpþ se weorþscipe tó ðam ðe hine geweorþaþ? ðæt is tó herianne hwéne rihtlícor,

      Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 13.
rightly, in accordance with rules or
regulations, regularly
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  • Gewunelíce ł rihtlíce

    rite,

      Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 44.
  • Rihtlíce gehálgad

    canonice ordinatus,

      Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 28.
  • Ða þénunge hé rihtlíce gefyllan ne mihte

    ministerium regulariter implere nequibat,

      5, 6; S. 620, 9.
  • Gif hé rihtlíce (

    in such a way as to observe the rules imposed by Christianity

    ) Cristen beón wille,
      4, 5; S. 573, 18.
  • Ða munecas beádon hine (

    the abbot

    ) ðæt hé sceolde healdan hí rihtlíce,
      Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 5.
  • Ða witan cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford gif hé hí rihtlícor healdan wolde (

    if he would rule with better observance of the laws

    ) ðonne hé ǽr dyde,
      1014; Erl. 150, 7.
rightly as regards conduct
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  • Wé sceolan gód weorc wyricean and rihtíice libban,

      Blickl. Homl. 75, 13 : 109, 13.
  • Riht is ðæt gehádode men ðám lǽwedum wísian hú hí heora ǽwe rihtlícost sculon healdan,

      L. I. P. 22; Th. i. 332, 28.
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v. on-rihtlíce.
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  • rihtlíce, adv.