aright
Etymology 1
From Middle English ariȝt, ariht, from Old English āriht (“aright, properly”), from earlier *an riht, on riht (“rightly”), corresponding to a- + right.
adv
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Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. -
(archaic) To or on the right-hand side.
Etymology 2
From Middle English arighten, arihten (“to raise up”); and Middle English iriȝten, irihten, ȝerihten (“to make right, correct, erect”), from Old English ġerihtan (“to set right”), equivalent to a- + right.
verb
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(transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly. But, from working with those who have felt exiled and damned, excoriated and benumbed, and yet have made it back to useful and creative life again, I know there are more sure, albeit intense, ways to aright oneself. 2003, John Beebe, Terror, Violence, and the Impulse to Destroy
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