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ǽfre

  • adverb
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Grammar
ǽfre, ǽfer; adv.
Ever, always; unquam, semper
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  • Nolde ǽfre

    nolebat unquam,

    • Cd. 72; Th. 89, 14
      • ;
    • Gen. 1480
      • .

  • Ne sceal ǽfre gehéran

    nor shall I ever hear,

    • 216; Th. 275, 14
      • ;
    • Sat. 171
      • .

  • Nú ic eóm orwéna ðæt unc seó éðyl-stæf ǽfre weorþe gifede ætgædere

    now I am hopeless that the staff of our family will ever be given to us two together,

    • 101; Th. 134, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 2223
      • .

  • Ðú ǽfre wǽre

    tu semper fuisti,

    • Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 2
      • ;
    • Cri. 111
      • .

  • Ǽfre forþ

    sempiternum,

    • Cd. 220; Th. 282, 35
      • ;
    • Sat. 297
      • .

  • Ǽfre to aldre

    in æternum,

    • 38; Th. 51, 1
      • ;
    • Gen. 820
      • .
    ǽfre = á, q. v.
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v.  ǼFER éfre.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽfre.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/439.

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