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21. righten v.

116 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To straighten (sth., a path); make right (deformed limbs), make normal, restore; also iron. [quot.: Lay.Brut]; righten oute, straighten out (stiffened limbs); (b) to stand up straight, rise…

22. right-wīs(e adj.

Additional spellings: rightwis, right-wise, rightwise
129 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Conforming to divine law, virtuous, holy, righteous; (b) of God: good, holy, just; right-wis blod, innocent blood of Christ; right-wis gost, the Holy Ghost; (c) just in all dealings, impartial…

23. right-wīsnes(se n.

Additional spellings: rightwisnes, right-wisnesse, rightwisnesse
141 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Justice; fairness, impartiality; court of right-wisnes, court of justice; (b) an instance of justice; just punishment; also, just punishment personified; don right-wisnes, to see justice done…

24. sellen v.

241 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To give (sth., sth. to sb.), present as a gift, bestow; also, give away possessions [quot.: Bod.Hom., 2nd]; sellen on honde, give (sth. into someone's hand); (b) to grant (sth. to sb.), render…

25. unlẹ̄de n.(2)

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) ?Evil; ?vices [if the latter, could also be construed as a noun use of unlede adj.]; (b) ?misfortune.

26. unlēde adj.

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Wretched, miserable; also, causing wretchedness, dreadful (b) not blessed, accursed; wicked, vile; ?also, cruel [last quot.]; (c) of words: cruel, harsh; (d) as noun: an evildoer, a perpetrator…