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Unrichtfulnes, -rychtfulnes, n. [ME vnrihtfulnesse (a1250), vnryȝt-fulnesse (a1325), unrightfulnesse (a1470); Richtfulnes n.] Unrighteousness. = Unrichtwisnes n. — c1520-c1535 Nisbet Ep. Ald Test. xxxiii 26.
For quhen a richtfulman turnis away him self fra his richtfulnes … he sal de in the vnrichtfulnes quhilk he wroucht 1534 Wemyss Corr. III 3.
Cuthtbert Vemys … als weil in vncurtas bering to his seruantis as be his awin vnrychtfulnes … gevis exempill to otheris to do the samyn
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