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riht-wer

(n.)
Grammar
riht-wer, es; m.

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

land-riht

(n.)
Grammar
land-riht, es; n.
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the law of the land, the rights and privileges belonging to the inhabitant of a country or to the owner of land[?] Londrihtes mót ðære mǽgburge monna ǽghwilc ídel hweorfan shall each man of the family wander lacking the rights of those who live in the

leód-riht

(n.)
Grammar
leód-riht, es; n.

Public law common lawjus 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. Bútan leódrihte, Andr.

word-riht

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

a law expressed in the form of a commandan ordinancea law expressed in spoken words a spoken lawa statement of what is righta duty which one has given his word to perform

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a law expressed in the form of a command ( Similar entries v. word, II. 6), an ordinance; or a law expressed in spoken words a spoken law Móyses dómas, wræclíco wordriht, Cd. Th. 177, 31; Exod. 3. a statement of what is right; or (?) a duty which one

ge-rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rihtan, -ryhtan; p. -rihte; pp. -rihted, -riht

To set right or straight, to direct, correctdirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre

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To set right or straight, to direct, correct; dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre He wolde ðone Cristes gelǽfan gerihtan he would set right the faith of Christ, Chr. 680; Erl. 41, 14. Ða þing ðe he unfullfremed gemétte, mid heora fultume he ða gerihte and

Linked entry: ge-ryhtan

eorl-riht

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

An earl's right or privilege cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium

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An earl's right or privilege; cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium Gif þegen geþeáh, ðæt he wearþ to eorle, ðonne wæs he syððan eorlrihtes weorþe if a thane thrived, that he became an earl, then he was thenceforth worthy of an earl's right, L. R. 5 ; Th. i. 192

eald-riht

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

An ancient rightvĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium

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An ancient right; vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium He him gehét ðæt hý ealdrihta ǽlces mósten wyrðe gewunigen he promised them that they should remain possessed of each of their ancient rights, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 71; Met. 1, 36: 1, 114; Met. 1, 57. Bǽdon hine

Linked entry: eald-geriht

lah-riht

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

Legal right

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Legal right Ǽghwylc lahriht ge burhriht ge landriht every legal right, both of town and country, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 19. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oþþe cyninges gewyrce if any one act in open contradiction to the legal right

wiþer-riht

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-riht, es; n.

Recompensecompensation

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Recompense, compensation Wiðerriht vel edleán hostimentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 24

fær-riht

(n.)
Grammar
fær-riht, es; n.

fare

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Due payment for passage, fare Ðá cwæð hé: " Gif þú hæfst ꝥ færriht (færeht, v. l.), ne forwyrnþ þé heora ǽnig. " Ðá cwæð ic tó him : " Bróðor, næbbe ic nán færriht (færeht, v. l.) tó syllanne, ac ic wille faran and án þǽra scypa ástígan " then said he

Linked entries: fær-eht fær-sceat

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

eard-éðel-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eard-éðel-riht, es; n.

Land-inheritance right, patrimonial rightpatrium jus

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Land-inheritance right, patrimonial right;patrium jus Beo. Th. 4402; B. 2198

innihte

Grammar
innihte, l. in rihte,
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and see riht; II

þáriht

(adv.)
Grammar
þáriht, þár-riht, -rihte.

Similar entry: þǽr-rihte

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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of direction, literally erect, direct Seó heá ród ryht árǽred raised erect, Exon. Th. 66, 3; Cri. 1066. Rihtes síþfætes directi callis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 55. Rihtre directo, 27, 69. Rihtre stíge recto tramite, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 8. Faran be rihtum wege

éðel-riht

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-riht, -rieht, es ; n.

A land or country's right patrium jus

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A land or country's right; patrium jus Wǽron orwénan éðelrihtes they were hopeless of country's right, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 8; Exod. 211. Stód seó dýgle stów ídel and æmen éðelriehte feor the secret spot stood void and desolate, far from patrial-right,

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct Hé mid handum eft on heofonríce rihte rodorstólas he (God) with his hands again in the heavenly kingdom restored the celestial seats (after the expulsion of the rebellious

riht-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
riht-wísian, p. ode

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

-e

(suffix)
Grammar
-e, is also the usual letter by which adverbs are formed from adjectives ending in a consonant; as, Rihte rightly, sóþlíce truly, yfele badly.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere sié, 5, 3; Fox 12, 13. absolute Hé swýðor tweóþ ðonne se ǽrra, Wulfst. 3, 10. Se ðe cuoeðas and ne tuáes ł ne getuíga (ne twiás ł ne twióge, Rush.) qui dixerit et non haesitaverit, Mk.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan