Riht-híwa

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

According to the Old English Dictionary:

an;

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
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