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riht-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-wís, adj.

Righteous ⬩ just

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Righteous just Rihtwís justus, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 69. Rihtwís justus rihtwísre justior ealra rihtwísost justissimus, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Som. 4, 65 : 9, 21 ; Som. 10, 20. Rihtwís déma, Hy. 6, 7. Se ðe underféhþ rihtwísne on rihtwíses naman, hé onféhþ rihtwíses

Linked entry: wrenc-wís

up-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
up-riht, adj.

upright ⬩ erect ⬩ lying with the face turned upwards.

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upright, erect Ic uppriht ástód, Beo. Th. 4191; B. 2092. Mannum hé gesealde uprihtne gang, Homl. Th. i. 276, 4. lying with the face turned upwards. Upriht ástreht supinus, Hpt. Gl. 457, 33

wág-rift

(n.)
Grammar
wág-rift, es; n.

A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)

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A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple) Wagryft curtina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 68: 15, 57. Wágrift ðes temples velum templi, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 203, 17. Wáhrift, Mk. Skt. 15, 38. Wáhryft (wág-, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51 : Lk. Skt. 23, 45 : Homl. Th

Linked entry: wág-hrægel

ærcebiscop-ríce

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ǽ-rist

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-rist, es; n.

resurrectio

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Se drihtenlica ǽrist anastasis dominica, An. Ox. 2753. Seó wunderlice ǽrest eallum mannum wæs geopenod, Shrn. p. 6. Ðæt gemǽnelice ǽrist, Hml. Th. i. 394, 25. Mínes ǽristes dæg, 74, 18: ii. 224, 25. Ðone tóhopan deádra monna ǽristes (-restes, Hatt. MS

riht-geþancod

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-geþancod, adj.

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Right-minded, having right thoughts Ða rihtgeþancodon rectos corde, Ps. Lamb. 7, 10. Rihtgeþancedon,10, 3

Linked entry: ge-þancod

riht-handdǽda

(n.)
Grammar
riht-handdǽda, an; m.

The actual perpetrator of a crime

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The actual perpetrator of a crime Gif hwá wrace dó on ǽnigum óðrum bútan on ðam rihthanddǽdan, L. Edm. S. 1; Th. i. 248, 12

Linked entry: hand-dǽda

riht-gefremed

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-gefremed, adj.

Rightly constituted, orthodox

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Rightly constituted, orthodox Forðon ðe hé Wilfriþ rihtgefremedne gemétte quia catholicum Vilfridum comperit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 34

riht-gelífende

(adj.)

having a true belief faithful

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having a true belief faithful Seó duru ðæs heofonlícan ríces biþ ontýned ðǽm rihtgelýfendum monnum, Blickl. Homl. 61, 9. Ic beó lífes gást on eallum rihtgelýfendum on mé, 185, 34

Linked entry: ge-lífende

riht-médrencynn

Grammar
riht-médrencynn, v. médren-cynn,
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and

Linked entry: riht-fæderencynn

heáfod-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-ríce, es; n.

A chief kingdom, empire

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A chief kingdom, empire Feówer heáfodrícu quatuor regnorum principatus, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 58, 31

heaðu-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-rinc, es; m.

A warrior

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A warrior, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 9; Jud. 179: Thw. 24, 29; Jud. 212: Beo. Th. 745; B. 370: 4923; B. 2466: Cd. 154; Th. 193, 4; Exod. 241: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 89; Met. 9, 45

ofer-rídan

(v.)

to cross on horseback

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to cross on horseback: — Sealde hé ðæt betste hors Aidane, ðæt hé on ðam mihte fordas oferrídan. Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 18

of-rídan

(v.)

to overtake by riding, overtake

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to overtake by riding, overtake Éfstaþ ardlíce and gé hig ofrídaþ persequimini cito, et comprehenditis eos Jos. 2, 5. Abram éfste wið ðæs heres óþ ðæt hé hig ofrád, Gen. 14, 14. Se cyng hét rídan æfter, and ne mehte hine mon ofrídan, Chr. 901; Erl. 98

on-riht

(n.)
Grammar
on-riht, es; n.

A right(?)

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A right(?) Hálige þeóde, Israéla cyn, onriht Godes God's peculiar people, Cd. Th. 200, 18; Exod. 358

on-rísan

(v.)

to arise

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to arise Mín yrre onríst ongén hig irascetur furor meus contra eum, Deut. 31, 17

swán-riht

(n.)
Grammar
swán-riht, es; n.

Law concerning the

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Law concerning the swán (q.v.) On manegum landum gebyreþ deópre swánriht, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 15

þǽr-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
þǽr-riht, adj.

Straight

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Straight Þárrihtum strictis (but the passage glossed is strictis mucronibus; the glosser seems to have given two senses of the word, as he gives evaginatis besides the English word ), Hpt. Gl. 495, 50

forþ-riht

(adj.)

Straight forward ⬩ direct ⬩ without variation ⬩ modification ⬩ plain

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Straight forward direct, without variation or modification, plain Prosa is forðriht léden búton leóðcræfte gelógod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 15. Forðrihte directanei (directaneus unico vocis tono, nulla modulatione dictus psalmus, Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 140,

þegen-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-riht, es; n.

Thane-right, ⬩ the legal rights and privileges which attached to the rank of thane

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Thane-right, the legal rights and privileges which attached to the rank of thane (e. g. Mæssepreóstes áð and woruldþegenes is on Engla lage efendýre ... Twelfhyndes mannes (a thane's) áð forstent .vi. ceorla áð, L. O. 12, 13; Th. i. 182, 14-19) Se mæssepreóst

Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer