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þearle

  • adverb
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þearle, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§553;
Severely, sorely, strictly, hard. This word, as does swíþe (q. v.), tends to become an adverb of degree rather than one of manner or quality; where it qualifies words denoting pain, effort, or the like, it may be considered as keeping much of its old force, but even there it is used to translate Latin words marking degree; while in the case of words which do not convey such an idea, it becomes equivalent to very, very much, exceedingly, and the like.
where there is the idea of pain, trouble, etc.
where the idea of manner is more prominent
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where the idea of degree is more prominent,
very, very much, exceedingly, excessively
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where there is no idea of pain, trouble, etc.,
very, to a great degree, very much, to a great extent, exceedingly
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v. for-þearle.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “þearle.” 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/31576.

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  • þearle, adv.

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