rightle

R1I1G2H4T1L1E1
/ˈɹaɪtl̩/

verb

To set in order, put right; to repair, adapt.

“Her husband's been helping her to get things rightled a bit.”

OriginMiddle English rightlechen ← Old English rihtlǣċan →
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Meanings

verbrightle (third-person singular simple present rightles, present participle rightling, simple past and past participle rightled)

present singular third person rightles · participle present rightling · participle past rightled · past rightled

  1. dialectaltransitiveTo set in order, put right; to repair, adapt.

    Her husband's been helping her to get things rightled a bit.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrihtlǣċan“to make right, rectify, correct, amend”
  2. Middle Englishrightlechen“to correct, rectify”
  3. Englishrightle

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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APA

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MLA

“rightle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rightle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rightle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rightle.

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