Riht-fæderencynn

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - riht-fæderencynn

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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riht-fæderencynn
n. Lineal descent or descendants on the father's side :-- Hiera ryhtfæderencyn gǽþ tó Cerdice they are lineally descended on the father's side from Cerdic, Chr. 755 : Erl. 50, 33 : 784; Erl. 56, 5. Gif héó bearn næbbe, feó ðonne an hire rehtfæderen[cynnes] sió néste hond, Chart. Th. 481, 21.

Related words: riht-médrencynn. riht-fæderencynn

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