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éce

  • adverb
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éce, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§434; §553;
Ever, evermore, eternally, perpetually; in æternum, semper, contĭnuo, perpĕtuo
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  • Hie on friþe lifdon éce mid heora aldor

    they lived ever in peace with their chief,

    • Cd. 1
    • ;
    • Th. 2,
    • 16;
    • Gen. 20
    • .
  • Ðǽr he éce sceal hámfæst wesan

    where he shall for ever sojourn,

    • Exon. 30 b
    • ;
    • Th. 95,
    • 9;
    • Cri. 1554
    • .
  • Ðe wunaþ éce

    qui mănet in æternum.

    • Ps. Th. 54,
    • 19.
  • Éce standeþ Godes hand-geweorc

    God's handywork standeth evermore,

    • Canon. Hrs. 369,
    • 17.
  • Ðǽr is help gelong éce to ealdre

    there is our help for evermore at hand.

    • Exon. 75 a
    • ;
    • Th. 281,
    • 14;
    • Jul. 646
    • .
  • Wunaþ symble éce

    mănet in sēcŭlum sēcŭli,

    • Ps. Th. 110,
    • 2.
  • Wunaþéce forþ

    mănet in sēcŭlum sēcŭli,

    • Ps. Th. 118,
    • 90.
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  • éce, adv.