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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1856-1904
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UNRICHT, adj., v. Also o(o)nricht. Sc. forms and usages of Eng. unright. Hence oonrichteous, unrighteous (Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxvii.); oonrichteousness (Abd. 1877 G. MacDonald M. of Lossie III. iv.).
I. adj. Not right, unjust, inequitable; dishonest, improper, unfair (Cld. 1880 Jam.; Cai. 1904 E.D.D., onricht; Fif., sm.Sc. 1973); mentally unbalanced (Ags. 1973). Obs. or arch. in Eng.Sc. 1856 W. H. Gillespie Truth Evang. Hist. 129:
Such un-right and self-inconsistent deprivation.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 203:
It's a real unricht thing t' lat thim gang on as th'ir deein'.Abd. 1880 G. MacDonald Diary Old Soul 37:
Into some thought, feeling, or dream unright.Fif. 1904 E.D.D.:
Wasna that rale onricht o' the man?
II. v. Only in ppl.adj. unrichtit, = Eng. unrighted, not put right.Lnl. 1889 F. Barnard Chirps frae Engine Lum 130:
Till Britain's isle wad ring again Wi' wrangs unrichtit.
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