rihtere
A ruler, director
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A ruler, director Ic wát ðætte God rihtere is his ágnes weorces . . . Gesege mé nú ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ... operi suo conditorem praesidere Deum scio ...
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rihtend
A ruler
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A ruler Eálá ðú ælmihtiga scippend and rihtend eallra gesceafta, rector ¨Bt. 4; Fox 8, 10. Hé gehýreþ cyning mæðlan, rodera ryhtend sprecan, Exon. Th. 50, 10; Cri. 798
rihte
right, due, directly, straight ⬩ directly, straightway ⬩ ⬩ rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, duly ⬩ correctly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly
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of direction, right, due, directly, straight Swá oft ǽspringc út áwealleþ of clife hárum, and gereclíce, rihte flóweþ, irneþ wið his eardes runs straight on in its course Met. 5, 14. Ryhte beeástan him, [v.eást-rihte; norþ-rihte] due east of them, Ors
rihtend
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Add: a ruler Hé heom gesette gewisse práfostas and rihtend substitutis praepositis, Gr. D. 119, 21. a director, one who arranges matters Sum wer wæs on þyssere byrig,.. . sé wæs séma and rihtend manigra manna, Gr. D. 297, 7
rihte-bred
An instrument for measuring, a square
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An instrument for measuring, a square Rihte-bred norma, linca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 20 : 114, 83 : 54, 16
rihtes
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Add: v. eást-, norþ-, þǽr-, west-rihtes; wiþer-ræhtes
rihtes
Right, straight
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Right, straight Foran rehtes in ða róde straight on to the cross, Cod. Dip. Knrbl. iii. 392, 6
rihte
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Add Smire mid ꝥ heáfod ufan rihte (right on the top), Lch. ii. 306, 16. Tó wylle þe rihte eást yrne, iii. 74, 13. Is Þearf ꝥ þú rihte háwie mid módes æágum tó Gode swá rihte swá swá scipes ancerstræng byð áþenæd on gerihte fram þám scype tó þǽm ancre
-rihte
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eást-rihte
East right, towards or in the east ⬩ contra ortum sólis
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East right, towards or in the east; contra ortum sólis We witan 8ðer eálond eást-rihte nōvĭ;mus insŭlam aliam contra ortum sōles. Bd. I. I; S. 474, 15
ofdúne-rihte
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Straight down Sýn þá fét gebundene tó ðám héhstan telgan, and ꝥ heáfod hangige ofdúnrihte and þá fét úprihte, Verc. Först. 110, 10
æt-rihte
Rightly or justly at ⬩ near ⬩ at hand ⬩ almost ⬩ pæne ⬩ haud multum abest quin
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Rightly or justly at, near, at hand, almost; pæne, haud multum abest quin Ætrihte wæs gúþ getwǽfed, nymþe mec God scylde, the contest had almost been finished, had not God shielded me, Beo. Th. 3319; B. 1657. Wæs him endedógor ætryhte his final day was
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þǽr-rihtes
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Straightway Þǽrrihtes protinus, Hymn. Surt. 92, 37 : 113. 35
eást-rihtes
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Due east Of fótmǽle éstrihtes on wulfputt, C. D. iii. 449, 31, 27
forþ-rihtes
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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6
þǽr-rihtes
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Þárrihtes jam jamque, An. Ox. 3797. Add
norþ-rihtes
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Due north Ðonne norðrihtes andlang cumbes, C. D. iii. 450, 5
west-rihtes
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Due west Ðanon westrihtes on ðá ealdan stánreáwe, C. D. iii. 450, 2
norþ-rihte
Due north
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Due north Dá fór hé norþryhte be ðæm lande he sailed due north along the coast, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 9, 12
bí-rihte
Near, close by ⬩ juxta
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Near, close by; juxta Geseh he on greóte gingran síne bíryhte [Kmbl. birihte] him swefan on slǽpe he saw his disciples near him slumbering in sleep on the sand, Andr. Recd. 1699; An. 850