Riht-híwa

Old English Dictionary Entry

Riht-híwa

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words:

Definitions

1 riht-híwa

m. A legitimate consort :-- Monige beóþ ðara ðe hié gehealdaþ wið unryhthǽmed and swáðeáh his ágenra ryhthíwena ne brýcþ swá swá hé mid ryhte sceolde multi sunt, qui scelera quidem carnis deserunt, nec tamen in conjugio positi usus solummodo debiti jura conservant, Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 8. riht-hiwa

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᚻᛏ-ᚻᛁᚹᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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