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tulge

  • adverb
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Grammar
tulge, cpve. tylg; spve. tylgest; adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§556;
Strongly, firmly; but the word undergoes a similar change to that which is seen in the case of swíde q. v. , and is used with much the same force as that word
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  • Him beóþ under tungan tulge swearte ǽdra

    he has under his tongue very black veins,

    • Lchdm. ii. 106, 23.

  • Tylg propensior (-or from -us in Erfurt Gloss.),

    • Txts. 84, 743.

  • Ic bí me tylgust secge ðis sárspell

    I make this lament mostly about myself,

    • Exon. Th. 458, 5
      • ;
    • Hy. 4, 95.

  • Nes ꝥ naht wunderlic ꝥ he þone deaþes deg swa unforht abad, for þon þe hit nes deaþes deg ac hit (his MS.) wes tylig Drihtnes blisse deg

    it was not woónderful that he awaited the day of death so fearless, for it was not the day of death, but it was rather the day of the joy of the Lord,

    • Anglia x. 145, 160.

  • Se ealles tylgest romanisce þeawe song in Godes circan

    he sang chiefly after the Roman manner in God's Church,

    (These two passages are from a MS. of the first half of the 12th century.)
    • 143, 36.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. tulgo very.
Cf. Goth. tulgus steadfast; tulgitha safety, a stronghold; tulgjan to confirm.
]
Linked entries
v.  tylg.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “tulge.” 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/31124.

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  • tulge, adv.

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