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heofon-ríce

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Add: heaven as the abode of God and angels Heóldon englas forð heofonríces héhðe þe Godes hyldo gelǽston, Gen. 321. Þám stede þe wé cúðon on heofonríce, 358. Wit noldon on heofonríce hnígan mid heáfdum hálgum Drihtne, 741. Hé (Satan) hefonríce forworhte

hilde-rinc

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Þú scealt gyltas þíne swíðe bemurnan, hár hilderinc, hefie þé ðincaþ synna þíne, Dóm. L. 30, 56. Add

hræd-rípe

(adj.)
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See instances given under rǽd-rípe. (l. ræd-rípe.)

hyse-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-rinc, es; m.
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A young man Adam wæs swíðe weorðlic hise-rinc þá hine God ǽrest gehíwad hæfde tó mænniscum gesceape on þrý-tiges wintres ylde, Angl. xi. 2, 25. Wæs sum hysering ( adolescens ) in þám mynstre . . . Þysum cnihte seócendum, Gr. D. 338, 22

middel-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
middel-ríce, es; n.
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A middle kingdom, a kingdom lying between two others Earnulf wunode on þǽm londe be-eástan Rín, and Róþulf féng tó þǽm middelríce, and Oda tó þǽm westdǽle, Chr. 887; P. 80, 24

of-rídan

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Add: [v. N. E. D. of-ride]: <b>of-sacan.</b> Add:

on-riht

(adv.)
Grammar
on-riht, adv.
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Aright, rightly Mid repsum tó þám onriht ( rite ) belimpendum, Angl. xiii. 426, 877. Sé ána þé áriht sécð þe ðú onriht lérst þæt hý ðé sécan omnis recte quaesivit, quem tu recte quaerere fecisti, Solil. 13, 8. Hí ne gelýfdan onriht on Críst, Hml. S.

riht-ándaga

(n.)
Grammar
riht-ándaga, an, m.
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The right term or time Gif preóst tó rihtándagan crisman ne fecce, Ll. Th. i. 168, 10. Tó þám rihtándagan gafol gelǽstan, 270, 17

riht-dóm

(n.)
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just judgement Sé þe rihte lage and rihtne dóm (rihtdóm, v. l.) forsace, Ll. Th. i. 384, 16

riht-éþel

(n.)
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a true native country Ðis is mín rihtéþel, Bt. 36, 2; F. 174, 23

Linked entry: éþel

riht-gefang

(n.)
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riht-gefég

(n.)
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a proper joining Eall þæs scipes fæt wæs ácweht and for ðám mycclum ýþum tólýsed and tósloþen fram eallum his rihtgefégum (rihtgefongum, v. l.) totum vas navis quassatum nimiis fluctibus, ab omni fuerat sua compage dissolutum, Gr. D. 248, 26

Linked entry: ge-fég

riht-gemæcca

(n.)
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a lawful husband Gif wíf wið óðres wífes rihtgemæccan hǽmð si mulier cum alterius legitima conjuge adulteraverit, Ll. Th. ii. 270, 11

riht-gesamhíwan

(n.)
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lawfully married persons Be ðon ðe ryhtgesamhíwan (rihtgehíwan, v. l., Ll. Lbmn. 22, 25) bearn hæbben, and ðonne se wer gewíte. Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, Ll. Th. i. 126, 1. Cf. riht-híwa

Linked entries: riht-híwa ge-samhíwan

riht-geset

(adj.)
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properly appointed, canonical On ýtemystre tíde rihtgesetre in ultima hora canonica, Angl. xiii. 394, 412

riht-gesetness

(n.)
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right institution Ǽlc wuht his rihtgesetnesse fuleóde bútan men ánum every creature carried out its properly appointed task except man only, Bt. 5, 3; S. 12, 23

riht-geþancod

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Rihte on heortan ł ðá rihtgeþancodan rectos corde, Ps. L. 36, 14. Add

riht-gewittig

(adj.)
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of right wit, reasonable Ꝥ getácnað ꝥ seó rihtgewittuge sáwel siteð on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 245, 22. Hwylc rihtgewittigra manna is tó þon snotor ꝥ hé wylle þá gástas secgan líchamlice? quis sanum sapiens esse spiritus corporeos dixerit?, 305, 2

Linked entry: ge-wittig

riht-gifu

(n.)
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a lawful gift, a gift that is rightfully made. The word occurs in a section of Cnut&#39;s laws headed &#39;De officiis domino debitis&#39;, but what was the nature of the obligation to which it is applied is nowhere explained Hláfordes rihtgifu

riht-hǽmed

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In l. 2 after ryhthǽmede add (-hǽmde, v. l. )