rightle
verb/ˈɹaɪtl̩/
Etymology 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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Dialectal To set in order, put right; to repair, adapt.
- Her husband's been helping her to get things rightled a bit.
- Derived terms
- rightle up, rightling
- Related terms
- rightlings