Middle English Dictionary Entry

nẹ̄de(e adv.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) Of necessity, necessarily; unavoidably; inevitably; ~ as ston, quite necessarily; (b) moten ~, moten..~, ~ moten, ~..moten, shulen ~, shulen..~, ~ shulen, ~..shulen, to have to (do sth.), be necessarily obliged, required or compelled; (c) he mot ~, ~ he mot, etc., he must of necessity (do sth.); the mot ~, moste the ~, theim mot ~, it is necessary for you (them), you (they) must; hit mot (most) ~, mot hit ~, ~ moste hit, etc., it must necessarily (do, be, or endure sth.), etc.; (d) ~ hit bihoveth, ~ bihoveth, bihoveth (hit) ~, etc., it is necessary, inevitable, or appropriate [see also bihoven v. 2a.]; me bihoveth ~, bihoveth the ~, etc., it is necessary, proper, or unavoidable for me (you, etc., to do sth.), I (you, etc.) should or ought [see also bihoven v. 2b.].