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geornlíce

  • adverb
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geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.
Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willingly; dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter
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  • Faraþ and axiaþ geornlíce be ðam cilde

    īte, et interrŏgāte dīlĭgenter de puĕro,

      Mt. Bos. 2, 8: Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 28: 3, 19; S. 547, 14, 15: 4, 9; S. 576, 21: 5, 14; S. 634, 30.
  • Ongan geornlíce on sefan sécean weg to wuldre

    she began earnestly in her mind to seek the way to glory,

      Elen. Kmbl. 2293; El. 1148: Salm. Kmbl. 169; Sal. 84.
  • He geornlíce on gebede hleóþrede

    obnixius orātiōni incumbĕret,

      Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 11: 3, 28; S. 560, 17.
  • Hí bǽdon hyne geornlíce

    rŏgābant eum sollĭcĭte,

      Lk. Bos. 7, 4.
  • Geornlíce Cyriacus on Caluarie hleór onhylde

    Cyriacus willingly bent down his cheeks on Calvary,

      Elen. Kmbl. 2192; El. 1097.
  • Ðæt he wolde Paulinus ðone bisceop geornlícor gehýran be ðam Gode sprecende ðe he bodade

    quia vellet ipsum Paulīnum dīlĭgentius audīre de Deo quem prædĭcābat, verbum făcientem,

      Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 26, 30: 4, 9; S. 576, 34.
  • Ðæt he geornlícost God weorþige

    that he most zealously worship God,

      Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 19; Cri. 433.
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v.  eornlíce.
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  • geornlíce, adv.