overright

overright
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ preposition
Etymology: over (II) + right, adverb
dialect chiefly Britain : over against : opposite

an acre of land overright the river — Robert Gibbings


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  • -right — suffix, representing OE. riht adj. and rihte adv., which are employed as suffixes in OE. forðriht, rihte forthright, and upriht, rihte upright. A few other compounds of the same type appear first in early ME., as † adownright, † anonright,… …   Useful english dictionary

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