riht-norþanwind
A due north wind
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A due north wind Ðá sceolde hé ðǽr bídan ryhtnorþanwindes Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 17
Linked entry: norþan-wind
riht-regol
A correct rule ⬩ a canon
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A correct rule, a canon Rihtregula canonum, Hpt. Gl. 526, 16
riht-scilling
A lawful shilling
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A lawful shilling Se rihtscylling byþ á be .xii. penegum legitimus solidus semper est .xii. denariorum, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60 ; Th. ii. 222, 7
riht-scrífend
One who declares the sentence of the law ⬩ lawyer
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One who declares the sentence of the law lawyer Rihtscrífend ł dómsettend jurisconsultus, jurisperitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 17 : i. 20, 69
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riht-scytte
Sure of aim?/
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Sure of aim?/ Sum biþ ryhtscytte sum leóþa gleáw, sum on londe snel, Exon. Th. 296, 15 ; Crä. 51
Linked entry: -scytte
riht-tíd
A proper time
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A proper time Hé ða Eástran on heora rihttíde ne heóld Pascha suo tempore non observabat, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 18
riht-wer
A legitimate husband
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A legitimate husband Gif wíf hire rihtwer ( virum suum legitimum ) forlǽt, L. Ecg. P. ii. 8 ; Th. ii. 184, 25
Linked entry: wer
riht-westende
The extreme western limit
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The extreme western limit Hire ryhtwestende ultimus finis ad occidentem, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 32
Linked entry: west-ende
riht-wís
Righteousness ⬩ justice
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Righteousness justice Rihtwíse and sybbe hý cyston justitia et pax osculatae sunt, Ps. Spl. 84, 11
riht-wísian
To direct aright ⬩ rule
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To direct aright rule Ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ( rihtwísige Cott. MS.) a Deo mundum regi non ambigis, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 14
riht-wrítere
One who writes correctly
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One who writes correctly Rihtwrítera orthographorum, rectorum scriptorum, Hpt. Gl. 410, 72. Rihtwríterum ortagraphorum, Wrt, Voc. ii. 64, 22 : 75, 41
riht-wuldriende
orthodox
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orthodox Wé wǽron smeágende rihtne geleáfan and rihtwuldriende . Ðás wé syndon árfæstlíce fyligende and rihtwuldriende tractantes fidem, rectam et orthodoxam ... Hos sequentes nos pie atque orthodoxe, Bd. 4, 17 ; S. 585, 28-34
sǽ-rinc
A sea-man,
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A sea-man, one who journeys by sea (used of the Scandinavians, cf. sǽ-mann) Hine ymb monig snellícsǽrinc (of Beowulf and his companions), Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690. Sende se sǽrinc(one of the Danes attacking Byrhtnoth) súþerne gár, Byrht. Th. 135, 46; By
ælmes-riht
A right or obligation in reference to alms
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A right or obligation in reference to alms (cf. Riht is ðæt man betǽce . . . þriddan dǽl (folces ælmessan) ðám þearfum,) (Ll. Th. ii. 256, 30) Ǽghwilc ælmesriht ðe man on Godes ést scolde mid rihte georne gelǽstan, ǽlc man gelitlað oððe forhealdeð, Wlfst
ærce-ríce
Archbishopric
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Archbishopric Se cyng sealde Rótbearde ðæt arceríce, Chr. 1051; P. 170, 31
gum-ríce
Power, rule over men ⬩ a kingdom ⬩ the earth
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Power, rule over men, a kingdom, the earth Nis ðé goda ǽnig on gumríce efne gelíc éce Drihten non est similis tibi in diis, Domine, Ps. Th. 85, 7. On ðam gumríce in that kingdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2439; El. 1221. Gumríces weard the king, Cd. 180; Th. 226,
gum-rinc
A man
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A man Gódlíc gumrinc a goodly man, Exon. 129a; Th. 495, 7; Rä. 84, 4. Dysiges folces gumrinca gyden a goddess of the foolish people, of men, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53; Cd. 75; Th. 93, 27; Gen.1552
gúþ-rinc
A man of war ⬩ warrior
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A man of war, warrior, Beo. Th. 1681; B. 838: 3007; B. 1501: 3766; B. 1881; Byrht. Th. 135, 55; By. 138; Andr. Kmbl. 309; An. 155: 783; An. 392
hálig-rift
A holy garment, veil
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A holy garment, veil. Háligryft theristrum, Hpt. Gl. 525. Hió an hyre betsþ háliryft she gives her best veil, Th. Chart. 538, 7. Heó ðǽr háligryfte onféng accepto velamine sanctimonialis habitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 42: Shrn. 94, 25: Lchdm. iii. 430,
brémel-rind
bramble-rind.
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