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un-rihte

(adv.)
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un-rihte, adv.

Not rightlyunjustly

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Not rightly, unjustly Unrihte wé dydon injuste egimus, Ps. Spl. 105, 6: 118, 78. Heora sylh unrihte gangaþ aratra eorum non recte incedunt, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 12

west-rihte

(adv.)
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west-rihte, adv.
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Due west Seó stów is týn mílum westrihte fram Cetrihtworþige locus est a vico Cataractone decem millibus passuum contra solstitialem occasum secretus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 41. Seó is fram Cantwarabyrig on feówer and .xx. mílum westrihte ( ad occidentem

hér-rihte

(adv.)
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hér-rihte, adv.

Just hereat this point

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Just here, at this point Uton ændian þás bóc nú hǽrrihte, Solil. H. 49, 10

sceaft-rihte

(adv.)
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sceaft-rihte, sceaft-riht; adv.
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As straight as a dart, in a straight line Of þám paðe sceaftrihte on alr, C. D. B. iii. 667, 14. West sceftrihte ofer ðone mór, 336, 25. Sceaftryht on cuddancnoll. . . sceaftryht oð lillesforda . . . sceaftryht oþ wideres leáge . . . sceaftryht oþ hlósleáge

þǽr-rihte

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Add: of an event which immediately succeeds another ꝥ cild þe bið ácænned, sóna hit cýð mid wópe and þǽrrihte wítegað þissere worulde geswinc, Hml. A. 77, 127. of an event which immediately precedes another, just Se earn on ðám ófre gesæt mid fisce

úp-rihte

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Add: of position, turned upwards. Cf. úp-riht; And sýn þá fét gebundene tó ðám héhstan telgan, and ꝥ heáfod hangige ofdúnrihte and þá fét úprihte, Verc. Först. 100, 10. of direction, straight up Úþ on wádhám . . . ðonne úprihte (cf. úp on gerihte,

up-rihte

(adv.)
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up-rihte, adv.

uprightlyerectlyright upexactly overheadin the zenith

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uprightly, erectly Mé þúhte ðæt mín sceáf árise and stóde uprihte, Gen. 37, 7. Mann ána gǽþ uprihte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 30: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 57. Ðá árás se cnapa and uprihte eode, 6, 41. right up, exactly overhead, in the zenith Gǽð seó suntte uprihte

forþ-rihte

(adv.)
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forþ-rihte, adv.

Distinctlyplainlymanifestlyexpresseplānedirecte

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Distinctly, plainly, manifestly; expresse, plāne, directe,C. R. Ben. 29. Forþrihte indeclinabiliter, Hpt. Gl. 406

ful-rihte

(adv.)
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ful-rihte, adv.

Full rightlyvery rightlyrectissĭme

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Full rightly, very rightly; rectissĭme, Solil. 5

súþ-rihte

(adv.)
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súþ-rihte, adv.
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Due south Seó eá irnþ ðonan súðryhte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 17: 17, 18, 19. Súðrihte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 250, 17

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
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þǽr-rihte, adv.
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Straightway, forthwith, at once, immediately Ðárrihte confestim, continuo, statim, protinus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 229, 16-230, 1 : mox, Zup. 241, 6 : confestim, Scint. 236, 1. Gé gemétaþ þǽrrihte (sóna statim, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 2) getígedne assan, Homl. Th

Linked entries: þáriht hér-rihte

eall-rihte

(adv.)
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eall-rihte, adv.
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Quite directly, exactly Ealswá yfel anda lǽt tó helle, ealrihte swá gód anda lǽt tó Gode, R. Ben. 131, 13

earfoþ-rihte

(adj.)
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earfoþ-rihte, adj.
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Hard to correct, incorrigible Gif hé þwur sý . . . oððe earfoðrihte, Nap. 19

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eást-rihte

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Add: due east Beág þæt land þǽr eástryhte, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 14

forþ-rihte

(adj.; adv.)
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Substitute: of direction, straight on, without swerving Forðrihte tó foregetihtgedre stówe indeclinabiliter ad destinatum locum, Hpt. Gl. 406, 3, of manner, without modification or qualification, plainly, simply, directly. of a title Sarai is gereht

west-rihte

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Andlang díce west on gerihte on pull; of pylle westrihte on ford, C. D. iii. 449, 12. Add

earfoþ-rihte

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For Nap. 19 substitute: (incorrigibilis), Chrd. 42, 1

riht

(n.)
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riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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that which is straight or erect, a plumb line Reht perpendiculo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 26. that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule Mennisc riht; gecynde riht; ánre burge riht; ealra þeóda riht; cempena riht; ealdormanna riht

riht-wer

(n.)
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a legal wergild Tóeácan þám rihtwere, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 21

riht-wer

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Gif be cwicum ceorle wíf hig be óðrum were forlicge, . . . hæbbe se rihtwer eall ꝥ heó áhte, Ll. Th. i. 406, 8. Add