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reib, ribe, ribiather, riby, rybe,
ribe [rəib]
n. A long-legged, thin person. An emaciated animal.
möld-rich, muild-rich, rich, riches, ritch,
rich [ˈrɪtʃ]
adj. Rich.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
muild-rich: I.Sh. Filthy rich.
riches: pl. Riches.
Richart, Richie,
Richart [ˈrɪtʃərt]
n. The personal name Richard.
dim. Richie
a$richt, aa$richt, aarecht, aaricht, ahriyt, alrecht, aricht, arite, awricht, awright, awrite, doonricht, dounricht, lefts-and-richts, lefts-an-richts, onricht, onrichteous, oonrichteous, ootricht, racht, recht, rechtifee, richt, richteous, richteousness, richtfa, richtfoo, richtfu, richtifee, richtify, richtit, richtlaik, richtlie, richtlike, richt-like, richtly, richtous, rycht, unricht, unrichtous, upricht,
richt [rɪçt, S. rɛiçt]
adj. Right. In one's right mind, sane, balanced, fully conscious. Sober, free from drunkenness. Living in a sober well-behaved manner.
adv. Very, exceedingly. Thoroughly, very much, very well. Adequately, properly, satisfactorily.
v. To right.
pt. pp. richtit
 
richtly
adj. Rightly.
 
richtifee [-fi]
v. To rectify.
pt. pp. richtifee'd
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
awricht [ɑː-, ɔː-, N. I. aː-]: adv. Alright.
dounricht: Downright.
lefts-and-richts: A soup made from turnip and potato.
no richt: Mentally unbalanced, simple-minded, abnormal, uncanny.
ootricht: Outright.
richtfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Rightful.
richtin: Righting, putting to rights, correcting. n. A correction.
richt-like: Just, fair, equitable.
richt oot: Outright, straightway, in an unequivocal manner.
richtous [-(j)əs]: Righteous Rightful, lawful, legitimate.
roch and richt: Rough in manners.
upricht: Upright. Vertically upward. True. Of a heir: undoubted, rightful.
unricht: Not right, unjust, inequitable, dishonest, improper, unfair, mentally unbalanced.
unrichtous: Unrighteous.
rick, ricker, rikk, rikker,
rick [rɪk]
v. To pierce with a sharp upward jerk.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ricker: I. A form of improvised gaff.
ricket, ricketie, ricketie, rickety, rickit, rickitie,
ricket [ˈrɪkət]
n. A noisy disturbance. A racket, a row.
dim. ricketie n. A wooden rattle.
raachle, rachle, rauchle, raughle, rickle, ricklie, ricklin, rickly, rikkel, rikkelin, rikkil, rikklin, rookel, rookelin, rookle, rooklin, ruckle, ruckli, rucklie, rucklin, ruggle, rugglin,
rickle [ˈrɪkəl, ˈrʌkəl]
also rauchle [rɑːxl, rɔːxl, N. raːxl]
n. A loose, carelessly thrown together pile or collection of objects such as stones or sticks. A tumbledown, dilapidated structure. Any ramshackle or disintegrating article.
v. To pile together loosely, to construct in a rough insecure way.
 
ricklie [ˈrɪkle, ˈrʌkle]
adj. Badly constructed, ramshackle, rickety.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ricklin: U. Stacking peats.
red, rid, ridden,
rid [rɪd]
v. To remove.
pp. rid, ridden [ˈrɪdən]
riddel, riddle, riddleum, riddlum,
riddle [ˈrɪdl]
n. A sieve. A puzzle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
riddlum: col. A riddle, a conundrum.
siftin riddle: A sieve for small seed.
riddli, riddlie, ridli,
riddlie [I.Sh. ˈrɪdli]
n. Pebbles on the beach.

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