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ge-neahhe

  • adverb
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Grammar
ge-neahhe, -neahe, -nehhe, -nehe; adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§68; §326;
Enough, sufficiently, abundantly, frequently, very much, earnestly, instantly; satis, sufficienter, frequenter, valde, sedulo, instanter
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  • Ðara ðe geneahhe noman scyppendes hergan willaþ

    of those who sufficiently will praise the creator's name,

      Exon. 8 b; Th, 4, 5; Cri, 48: Elen. Kmbl. 2313; El. 1158: Beo. Th. 1570; B. 783.
  • Nú ic his geneahhe neósan wille

    now I will frequently visit him,

      Exon, 43 a; Th. 145, 7; Gú. 691: 100 b; Th. 379, 13; Deór, 32: 77 a; Th. 289, 31; Wand. 56.
  • He wyscte geneahhe, ðæt ... he wished earnestly, that..., 100 b; Th. 378, 33; Deór. 25: Ps. Th. 62, 8: 63, 1: 65, 13: 87, 3: 114, 4: 137, 7: 149, 1, Swíðe genehhe

    very frequently,

      Hy. 3, 42; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 42; L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 25.
  • Geneahe

    sufficiently,

      Cd. 137; Th. 172, 12; Gen. 2843.
  • Genehe

    abundantly,

      Byrht. Th. 139, 45; By. 269.
  • Ðǽr genehost brægd eorl Beówulfes ealde láfe then very frequently drew a warrior of Beowulf's an ancient relic [i. e.

    very many of Beowulf's warriors,

    etc.], Beo. Th. 1593; B. 794.
Derived forms
DER. swíð-geneahhe.
Linked entries
v.  ge-neh ge-nehhe.
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  • ge-neahhe, adv.