Etymology

rightle

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Today it means: To set in order, put right; to repair, adapt. Full definition →

Middle English rightlechen ← Old English rihtlǣċan
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  1. Old English · derived fromrihtlǣċan“to make right, rectify, correct, amend”
  2. Middle English · derived fromrightlechen“to correct, rectify”
  3. English todayrightle

By surface analysis, right + -le; or perhaps an alteration of Middle English rightlechen (“to correct, rectify”), from Old English rihtlǣċan (“to make right, rectify, correct, amend”).

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