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earfeðe

  • adjective
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Grammar
earfeðe, earfoþ; adj.
Hard, difficult, troublesome; diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus
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  • Nis me earfeðe to geþolianne willan Dryhtnes mínes

    it is not hard for me to endure the will of my Lord,

    • Exon. 48 a
    • ;
    • Th. 166,
    • 6;
    • Gú. 1038
    • .
  • Ða bísgu us sint swíðe earfoþ

    the occupations are to us very difficult.

    • Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7
    • .
  • Earfoðest

    most difficult,

    • Bt. 39,
    • 4;
    • Fox 216,
    • 15.
Etymology
[
Orm. arrfeþþ difficult
.]
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