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1. abak adv.

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(a) Of motion: to the rear, backward, back; away; gon bak, stirten abak, throuen abak, fallen abak; drauen abak, withdraw; (b) of direction: back; loken abak; speken abak, reply; (c) of position……

2. abǒute(n adv.

Additional spellings: abouten
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(a) So as to be on all sides, so as to encircle or surround; putten aboute to, to place around (sth.), ?to pierce with (sth.); (b) so as to wrap or cover; (c) on the circumference or outer edge, on……

3. abǒve(n adv.

Additional spellings: aboven
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Directly over (but without touching or resting upon), overhead; in heaven; also fig. [quot. a1225]. …

4. a dai, adai phr. & adv.

Additional spellings: adai
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(a) In the daytime (as opposed to night), by day; ayen eve a dai, toward evening; a dai or anight; (b) each day, daily, in the day; oft a dai, many times each day; (c) on a certain day, one day; (d)……

5. adaue adv.

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Out of existence; don (bringen, haven) adaue, to put (sb.) to death, do away with. …

6. adǒun adv.

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(a) With verbs of motion: from higher to lower, downward; -- often with of; (b) with verbs of bending, looking, etc.: down, downward; (c) in expressions of extending, hanging, etc.: down, downward……

7. adrīgh adv.

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Only in the phrases: drauen (oneself) adrigh, go away or aside, withdraw (?orig., go to a suitable or safe distance); holden (oneself) adrigh, stay away. …

8. adwōle adv. (or phr.)

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Falsely, erroneously. …

9. ætgædere adv.

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Together. …

10. ævestlīce adv.

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Hastily, speedily. …

11. afōre adv.

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(a) Forward in space, in front, ahead, in advance; (b) earlier, previously, formerly, before; beforehand; taken afore, anticipate (sth.); faders afore, forefathers; (c) in an earlier part of a book……

12. afọ̄te adv. & predicate adj.

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(a) On foot, afoot (i.e. not on horseback); fighten afote, gon afote, etc.; (b) folk afote, men afote, foot soldiers, etc. [cp. fọ̄t-folk, afote man]. …

13. afte adv.

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Back; wenden on afte, pervert. …

14. after adj. (?& adv.)

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(a) Second in time; after dai (night), the second day (night); second in a series; after del, the second part; personal name: ?the Second; (b) next following in time, immediately after, next; (c)……

15. after adv.

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(a) Of motion in space: following, behind, in pursuit; of position: at the back, behind; shulen after, must go after, must follow; willen after, wish to go after, wish to go in pursuit; (b) in the……

16. after-ward adv.

Additional spellings: afterward
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Behind, in back, in the rear; in pursuit. …

17. ai adv.

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Of continous actions or states: (a) all the time, always, constantly, unceasingly; (b) eternally, forever. …

18. ai-whēr adv.

Additional spellings: aiwher
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(a) Everywhere; ever ai-wher, wherever; (b) anywhere; (c) in all directions. …

19. aknẹ̄(s adv.

Additional spellings: aknes
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On one's knees, as in worship or supplication; buȝhen akne, fallen akne, to kneel down; sitten akne, kneel. …

20. alīche adv.

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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). …

21. alī̆rī adv. or adj.

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leiden legges aliri, ?crossed their legs or thighs; ?made their legs lame, acted as if paralyzed. …

22. allinge(s adv.

Additional spellings: allinges
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(a) In every way, wholly, entirely; sufficiently, quite; (b) in all; (c) in any way, at any time, in any event, at all; after all [mildly emphatic]. …

23. al-mōst adv.

Additional spellings: almost
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Nearly all; for the most part, mostly; most of all. …

24. alō̆ng, alō̆nges(t adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: alonges, alongest
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Of position or direction: (a) along the length of, at or to full length; alongside, along; lengthwise; (b) drauen along, draw out, extend (sth.); spreden along, spread out. …

25. alsō adv.

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Connecting sentences: (a) as a simple additive: in addition, moreover, also; and also, and ek also; nought onli..but also; usu. also, rarely as; (b) introd. a sequel to, or an inference from, a……

26. al-wei, -wei(e)s adv.

Additional spellings: alwei, al-weies, alweies, al-weis, alweis
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All the way; in every way or respect. …

27. amid(de, amiddes adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: amidde, amiddes
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Of an area: (a) adv. in or near the center, in the center, in the middle; amid of (sth.); even amid, right in or through the middle; (b) prep. in or near the center of (sth.). …

28. amid-hēpes, -heppes adv.

Additional spellings: amidhepes, amid-heppes, amidheppes
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(a) Right inside, in (a bonfire); (b) in the middle. …

29. amis adv.

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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……

30. amorwe(n adv.

Additional spellings: amorwen
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(a) In the morning; mornings; an eve and amorwe, evenings and mornings, all the time, at any time; (b) to, til, fort amorwe, till morning; amorwe nigh, near morning; (c) on the following morning, next……

31. and conj. (& adv.)

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As a simple additive connective linking syntactic elements of the same order: and. (a) Nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns; (b) adjectives & adj. phrases; (c) numerals; (d) adverbs & prepositions; wel……

32. andrǣdlīce adv.

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In awe. …

33. and-weard adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: andweard
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(a) Present (as opp. to future), at hand; (b) opposite, across; in the presence of, present; (c) ?effective. …

34. āne adv.

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Singularly, exceedingly. …

35. anēweste adv.

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(a) Nearby, near; (b) next, immediately; quickly. …

36. an-inne(n adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: aninne, an-innen, aninnen
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In, within. …

37. an-ōn adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: anon, a-non
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(a) At once, instantly, immediately, right away; shortly, soon [quots. 1390 Evang., a1500 SEChron.]; (b) right anon, sone an-on, forthright an-on, an-on forthwith, immediately, forthwith. …

38. anon-ward adv.

Additional spellings: anonward
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Nearby. …

39. ānrēdlīce adv.

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Steadfastly, firmly. …

40. an-uppe(n adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: anuppe, an-uppen, anuppen
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(a) Upon, on, onto; (b) above; (c) over. …

41. arēdī adj. & adv.

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(a) Prepared, ready, in readiness; haven aredi; maken aredi; stonden aredi; (b) already. …

42. ārfastlīche adv.

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Piously, virtuously. …

43. arghlī adv.

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(a) Timidly, cowardly; (b) disgracefully, wickedly; (c) slowly, with difficulty. …

44. armlīche adv.

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Miserably, wretchedly, grievously, pitiably. …

45. aroue adv.

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(a) In a row or column; in sequence; lien aroue, setten aroue, stonden aroue, writen aroue, etc.; (b) in the row. …

46. arūmðe adv.

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Over a large area, far and wide. …

47. arveð adj. & adv. (also in adjectival compounds.)

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(a) Difficult, hard; it is arveð, it is hard (to do); him is arveð, it is hard for him (to do); (b) arveð finde, hard to find, rare; arveð forþe, hard to achieve or do; arveð healde, arveðihialde……

48. arveðlīche adv.

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(a) With difficulty, hardly; (b) wretchedly, miserably. …

49. ārwurðlīce adv.

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Reverently, honorably. …

50. ascoile adv.

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?Askance; ?with a scowl. …

51. asǒnder, -re adv. & predicate adj.

Additional spellings: asondre
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(a) Of position: apart, distant; ben asonder, be separated; (b) of movement: apart; gon, parten, twinnen, wenden asonder, to part, part company, become separated; lepen asonder, become separated……

52. aswǒue(n, aswoune predicate adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: aswouen, aswoune
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In a swoon or faint; ben, lien, fallen, tomblen aswoue. …

53. at-fōre(n prep. & adv.

Additional spellings: atfore, at-foren, atforen
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(a) In front of; (b) in or into the presence of (sb.); at-fore isihðe, in (someone's) sight or presence; (c) in the sight or judgment of (God). …

54. at-hīnden adv.

Additional spellings: athinden
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At (someone's) back, behind. …

55. a-þrēp adv.

Additional spellings: aþrep
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As a horde or gang. …

56. a-thrǒme adv.

Additional spellings: athrome
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As a crowd. …

57. atsomne adv.

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Together. …

58. atwein adv.

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(a) In two, to pieces; (b) bresten, riven atwein, of the heart: to break; (c) departed atwein, separated. …

59. atwọ̄ adv.

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In two, in two parts; in separate parts, to pieces: (a) breken atwo, break (sth.) to pieces; cleven, kerven, smiten atwo, etc., split, cut, knock (sth.) in two or to pieces; parten atwo, divide; (b)……

60. awei adv.

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(a) From a place, out, away, to a distance, at a distance; also fig.; (b) out of existence; bernen awei, to burn up; don awei, to put an end to (sth.), stop, destroy; driven the dai awei, to pass the……

61. awiðer adv. & prep.

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Toward, against. …

62. awọ̄h adv.

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Crookedly, awry. …

63. ayẹ̄n adv.

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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……

64. bafte(n adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: baften
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Of location of position: (a) in the rear, behind; also, (speak) behind (one's) back; (b) on the back side, at the back; smiten in bafte, strike in the rear; (c) in the stern (of a ship), aft. …

65. bak adv. (& adj.)

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Of motion or direction: to or toward the rear; away; backward(s; bakker, bakkermore, farther to the rear, farther away. …

66. bār-fọ̄t, -fọ̄ted adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: barfot, bar-foted, barfoted
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Barefoot; gon bar-fot, etc. (as friars, pilgrims, penitents, supplicants, or the poor). …

67. beotlice adv.

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Exultantly. …

68. best adv. (superlative)

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(a) In the best way, most completely, most effectively, most excellently; born best, of highest birth; best faring, handsomest; haven best, to possess (land) with least burden or restriction; (b) alre……

69. bet adv. & adj.

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(a) In a better manner, better; more satisfactorily, successfully, fittingly, thoroughly, vigorously, etc.; don bet, be more successful; I mai no bet, I can do no better; þat he mai bet, as best he……

70. bī-aften adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: biaften
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(a) Of location: behind, in back, back; also, from behind [Lay. 26686]; out of sight [Lamb.Hom.]; (b) of time: ago. …

71. bifōre(n adv.

Additional spellings: before, biforen, beforen
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(a) Of position or location: in a forward position, in front; in the anterior part, at the front, in front; the fot bifore, the front leg; (b) in one's presence, to one's face; ben bifore, be present……

72. bī̆halve(n, -es adv.

Additional spellings: behalve, bihalven, behalven, bihalves, behalves
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(a) Nearby; opposite; comen bihalve, approach; (b) aside; away. …

73. bihī̆nde(n adv. & predicate adj.

Additional spellings: behinde, bihinden, behinden
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Of location or position: (a) in the rear, in back, at the back, behind; at the rear end; on the back side; (b) bihinde and bifore, in back and in front; on all sides, in all directions; bihinde ne……

74. binēthe(n adv.

Additional spellings: benethe, binethen, benethen
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Of location: (a) in or to a lower position, lower down; below, underneath; (b) on earth; her binethe; in, on erthe binethe; of binethe, of this world; (c) downward. …

75. binne adv. & prep.

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Of location: inside, within, in; into; binne and bouten, forth, inside and outside; binne borde, on board. …

76. bisīde(s adv.

Additional spellings: beside, bisides, besides
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At the side, at one's side; alongside; gon biside, walk alongside. …

77. bisǒuthe adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: besouthe
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(a) In or to the south; (b) south of, to the south of. …

78. bitter(e adv.

Additional spellings: bittere
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(a) (Die) in torment; (repent) sorely; (pay for) dearly; (b) (punish, wound) severely, (afflict) painfully; (c) fiercely (angry). …

79. bit(t)erlī, -liche, -like adv.

Additional spellings: bitterli, biterliche, biterlike
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(a) With verbs of lamenting, repenting, suffering, etc.: sorely, severely, bitterly; (grin) horribly; (b) with verbs of punishing, harming, hurting, treating, etc.: cruelly, severely, harshly. …

80. biwẹ̄se, biwẹ̄sed adv. & ppl.

Additional spellings: bewese, biwesed, bewesed
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Soaked or steeped (in a liquid). …

81. blīthe adv.

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(a) Joyfully, happily; merrily; gladly, willingly; (b) in a friendly manner, kindly, graciously; (c) fast, quickly, at once. …

82. blīth(e)lī adv.

Additional spellings: blitheli
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(a) Happily, joyfully; merrily, gaily; (b) with pomp, splendidly. …

83. bōld(e adv.

Additional spellings: bolde
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(a) Courageously, fearlessly; (b) confidently, with self-assurance; (c) presumptuously, shamelessly. …

84. bōldelī(che adv.

Additional spellings: boldeliche
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(a) Bravely, courageously, fearlessly, boldly; (b) ?nobly, graciously. …

85. bǒute(n adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: bouten
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(a) Outside of; binnen burgh and boute, within and without the town; (b) outside, outwardly. …

86. bǒve(n adv.

Additional spellings: boven
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(a) Above, aloft, on high; bove and binethen, loue and bove, above and beneath; (b) on top, at the top, upon something; (c) higher in power or rank; victorious; leien bove, place (sb.) above, give……

87. brōd(e adv.

Additional spellings: brode
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(a) Of position or extent: over a large space, so as to be extended or spread out, so as to spread (sth.) out, widely; brod and long, far and wide; (b) of motion: far, far and wide; brod and large……

88. buredelī adv.

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As it becomes a knight to do, properly. …

89. but conj. (also as quasi adj., adv., and prep.)

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(a) With noun: except, apart from, other than; non but, what is..but, who but; (b) with acc., dat., gen.: except, except for, except to, etc.; alon(e but, alone except for; laste but on, next to the……

90. cārefullī adv.

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(a) Sorrowfully; (b) in fear, with fright; (c) miserably, unfortunately; badly, wickedly. …

91. clēne adv.

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(a) In a clean manner, to a state of cleanness, cleanly; clene swopen, swept clean; clene washen, washed clean; (b) chastely; (c) clearly, freely; clene renning, free flowing, running clear. …

92. clē̆nlī adv.

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(a) Cleanly; (b) in or with purity, purely; sinlessly, virtuously, chastely. …

93. cōf adj. (& adv.)

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(a) Eager, bold, courageous; cof on (sb.); cof and kene; cant and cof; as adv.: courageously; (b) quick; cof and quik; as adv.: swiftly, fast; quickly, promptly, soon. …

94. cōflī adv.

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(a) Boldly, fiercely; (b) quickly, promptly. …

95. cǒmlī adv.

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(a) Splendidly, beautifully, handsomely; gracefully; neatly; (b) fittingly, properly; well. …

96. cǒuthlī(che adv.

Additional spellings: couthliche
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In a friendly manner; politely, intimately, confidentially, affectionately. …

97. craftīlī adv.

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(a) Skillfully, ingeniously, artistically; (b) according to the rules of a craft or profession, in the manner of a craftsman; (c) guilefully, deceitfully. …

98. daiwhamlīche, -līke adv.

Additional spellings: daiwhamlike
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Every day, day after day, constantly. …

99. dē̆dlī adv.

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(a) To the death; haten dedli, to hate (sb.) mortally; also, hate (sb.) intensely, hate very much (to see or hear sth.); (b) mortally; cruelly, painfully; wounden dedli, to wound (sb.) mortally; (c)……

100. dẹ̄p(e adv.

Additional spellings: depe
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(a) Far down, below the surface, deeply; also fig.; dep dampned, condemned to a low place in hell; dep diched, deeply ditched, having deep ditches; dep roted, having deep roots; delven dep, to bury……

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