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unriht

unriht

Old English

Adjective

unriht

wrong, evil, illegal, unjust, perverse
Her Cynewulf benam Sigebryht his rices on Westseaxna wiotan for unryhtum dædum: here Cynewulf and the West-Saxon councillors deprived Sigebyrht of his kingdom for unlawful deeds. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, 755)

Noun

unriht n

wrong, evil, injustice, depravity
unrihta to fela ricsode on lande: too many wrongs prevailed in this land. (Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi)