riht-lǽcan
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Riht seems to refer to rite, and riht-geþwǽrlǽcan to be the completion intended.]
burh-riht
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The civil law; jus civile, Som. v. riht law
riht-racu
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Is ꝥ forinweardlíce riht racu, Bt. 40, 1; F. 236, 10, where riht seems an adjective qualified by an adverb
weorold-riht
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right in worldly matters, civil or secular law Wylle wé ǽrest, ðæt Godes riht forð gá and woruldriht syððan, Wulfst. 274, 20. Beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruldriht, L.
riht-geþancod
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Rihte on heortan ł ðá rihtgeþancodan rectos corde, Ps. L. 36, 14. Add
on-riht
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See, too, riht; <b>III. VI.</b>
riht-willend
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Add: -willende Rihte hit geríst þæt hine ealle rihtwillende emnlíce herian rectos decet collaudatio, Ps. Th. 32, 1. Wuldriað ealra rihtwillenda heortan gloriamini omnes recti corde, 31, 13
riht-gifu
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Hláfordes gifu þe hé on riht áge tó gifanne, 292, 16): ii. 302, 7
folc-riht
Folkright ⬩ common law ⬩ public right ⬩ the understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freeman ⬩ publícum jus ⬩ commūne ⬩ τὸ κοινόν
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him man rihte dómas déme let God's right be exalted; and henceforth let every man, both poor and rich, be worthy of folk-right, and let a man have right dooms judged to him, L.
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riht-lic
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Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rih[t]licre and rǽdlicre, Solil. H. 33, 3
folc-riht
According to folk-right ⬩ lawful ⬩ secundum publĭcum jus ⬩ lēgālis
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According to folk-right, lawful; secundum publĭcum jus, lēgālis Síe he wyrðe folcryhtre [-rihtre MS. G.] bóte let him be worthy of lawful compensation, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 25
riht-scír
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word
forþ-riht
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See forþ-rihtes
leód-riht
Public law ⬩ common law ⬩ jus publicum
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Public law, common law, the law which affects a whole people, law of the land; jus publicum Mid rihtum landrihte and leódrihte swá hit on lande stonde in accordance with the common law of the land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 435, 35.
ge-riht
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Ben. 125, 21. justice (in to bring to justice) Ǽlc sy on borge gebroht, and gehealde se borh hine and gelǽde to ǽlcon gerihte (rihte, v. l. ), Ll.
freó-riht
A free right ⬩ common right ⬩ right of a freeman ⬩ libĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus
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A free right, common right, right of a freeman; libĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus He ne beó syððan ǽniges freórihtes wyrðe he shall not afterwards deserve any free right, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 22
ful-riht
Full right ⬩ most right or direct ⬩ valde rectus ⬩ directissĭmus
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Full right, most right or direct; valde rectus, directissĭmus Ðú ne mihtest gyt fulrihtne weg arédian thou hast not yet been able to find the most direct way, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 8
níd-riht
a duty that must be performed ⬩ service ⬩ office ⬩ officium ⬩ debitum ⬩ a due ⬩ what must be paid
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(v. níd, III). a duty that must be performed, service, office; officium, debitum Nédreht debitum, Rtl. 89, 26. God-cund þeówdóm is gesett on cyriclícum þénungum æfter canoneclícan gewunan tó niédrihte eallum gehádedum mannum. On ǽlcne tíman man sceal
ge-riht
What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, direction ⬩ rectum, jus, ratio, officium
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What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, direction; rectum, jus, ratio, officium Gif hwá ǽnigra godcundra gerihto forwyrne if any one refuse any divine dues, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 7. Godes gerihto God's dues, 5; Th. i. 168, 25: Homl.
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