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1. ai adv.

97 quotations in 5 senses
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Of continous actions or states: (a) all the time, always, constantly, unceasingly; (b) eternally, forever.

2. al-gāte(s adv.

Additional spellings: algate, al-gates, algates
47 quotations in 3 senses
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In all ways, in every way or respect; entirely, altogether.

3. alīche adv.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of mode: in the same manner, similarly; without distinction; (b) of degree or extent: equally; (c) in equal measure or quantity (= Latin ana).

4. aloft(e adv.

Additional spellings: alofte
65 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Up in the sky or air; high above, at or to a height; high aloft; (b) on top, atop; above, upstairs; also, on (a surface); lenden aloft, go up (to sb.); (c) upward; liften, heven aloft, lift up…

5. amis adv.

75 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of the actions of persons: in a wrong or mistaken manner; gon, faren amis, go astray, go wrong; leden, turnen amis, mislead; speden amis, fare badly; feren amis, be ill; sheten amis, miss the…

6. at adv. with infinitive

41 quotations in 1 sense
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To (do, eat, etc.).

7. ayẹ̄n adv.

155 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Back or away from something; to the rear, back, backwards; drawen ayen, ten ayen, draw back, withdraw; holden ayen, hold back, check, restrain; putten ayen, set or thrust back or away; turnen

8. brōth(e)lī adv.

Additional spellings: brotheli
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Suddenly, quickly; (b) violently, fiercely, angrily; (c) grievously, severely; ?wickedly, vilely.

9. desselī adv.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Stacked up, in a pile; (b) repeatedly, constantly, busily.

10. elles adv.

82 quotations in 9 senses
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As an alternative; as another choice or possibility; otherwise; -- often after or, and. Modifying (a) a predicate, (b) an adv. expression; (c) introducing a sentence.

11. emel(le adv.

Additional spellings: emelle
8 quotations in 3 senses
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Along with, besides; together.

12. greithlī adv.

49 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Quickly, straightway; readily; willingly; (b) plainly, truly; earnestly, carefully; skilfully, cunningly; (c) properly, worthily, fairly, suitably; (d) firmly, stoutly, boldly.

13. grū̆f(fe n. & adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: gruffe
16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) As noun: a gruf, on (the) gruf, o gruf, face downward, on the face, prone; (b) as adj.: face downward; lien gruf; with face gruf, face downward; (c) as adv.: fallen (turnen) gruf, to fall (turn)…

14. hagherlīch adv.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Skillfully.

15. haȝhelīke adv.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Skillfully, becomingly.

16. helde adv.

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Certainly, probably, likely; with confidence; ful helde, very probably, very confidently; (b) comp. rather, sooner, more; never (the) helde, none the more; (c) sup. most, above all; al the (alder)

17. hēterlī adv.

37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) With physical force, violently, roughly, strongly; (b) suddenly, quickly, sharply; (c) in anger, wrathfully, sternly, fiercely; (d) in such a way as to cause pain, cruelly; (e) with strong…

18. hēthelī(che adv.

Additional spellings: hetheliche
11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Scornfully, contemptuously; (b) leten hetheli of (bi), thinken hetheli bi, to be contemptuous of (sb. or sth.), think contemptuously of, scorn; (c) leten (holden) hetheli, to scorn (to do sth.).

19. hēthen adv.

76 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Of motion in space: from this place, hence, away; hethen awei, hethen from, hethen out; (b) of position in space: at a distance, from here, away, distant; hethen into, from hethen to (til, until,

20. họ̄lī adv.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Tardily.