Middle English Dictionary Entry

ifẹ̄re adv.
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Entry Info

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Of persons or animals: (a) in company, together; al ~, all together; bothe (samen) ~, both together; (b) in his or her company, with him or her; (c) as a pair or a group, jointly, collectively, in a body; bothe ~, jointly, both of you or them; ben gadered ~, to be assembled; (d) al ~, all together, as a group, in unison; all of you.
2.
Of things, qualities, conditions, words, ideas, actions: (a) together, in combination; knitten ~, to unite (kingdoms); (b) al ~, all together, all in a body, taken as a whole; (c) in or into one mass or mixture; al ~; drauen ~, of the sea: to gather into a heap or mass; joinen ~, come together, meet; stonden ~, of a house: be arranged compactly.
3.
Mutually, each other, one another; against, toward, or with each other; accorden ~, to be harmonious or compatible; fighten ~, fight against each other; meten ~, meet one another; etc.
4.
At the same time, simultaneously; at ones ~.
5.
In phr. al ~, altogether, completely, entirely.

Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • a1500 Ashm.1393 Artist.Recipes (Ashm 1393) 156/19 : Seþe hem boþe yfer forte hit be ysode awey.
  • Note: Postdates sense 2.(a).