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efne

  • adverb
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efne, [ = efen]; adv.
Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now; plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem
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  • He wintra hæfde efne hund-seofontig ǽr him sunu wóce

    he had just seventy winters ere a son was born to him,

    • Cd. 57
      • ;
    • Th. 70,
      • 24;
    • Gen. 1158
      • .

  • We ðé willaþ ferigan efne to ðam lande

    we will convey thee even to the land [to the very land;

    in eandem terram],
    • Andr. Kmbl. 587
      • ;
    • An. 294: Bt. Met. Fox 8,
      • 95;
    • Met. 8, 48
    .

  • On witte weallende byrnþ efne sió gitsung

    even the covetousness [i. e. the just-mentioned covetousness] burns raging in his mind,

    • 8,
      • 91;
    • Met. 8,
      • 46.

  • Gif ic on helle gedó hwyrft ǽnigne, ðú me æt-byst efne rihte

    si descendĕro in infernum, părĭter ades,

    • Ps. Th. 138,
      • 6.

  • He hæfde eorþan and up-ródor efne gedǽled he had divided the earth and firmament alike, Cd. 146; Th. 182,

      16; Exod. 76. [v. efn-gedǽlan.
    ] Ic ǽ ðíne efnast healde

    I keep thy law most exactly,

    • Ps. Th. 118,
      • 77.

  • Efne swá even so, even as And efne swá he ðec gemétte meahtum gehrodene

    and even so he found thee adorned with virtues,

    • Exon. 12 b
      • ;
    • Th. 21,
      • 5;
    • Cri. 330
      • .

  • Deór efne swá some æfter ðære stefne on ðone stenc faraþ

    just so goes the beast after the voice in that odour,

    96 a;
    • Th. 358,
      • 30;
    • Pa. 53
      • .

  • Lixte se leóma efne swá of heofene scíneþ ródores candel

    the beam shone even as from heaven shines the candle of the firmament,

    • Beo. Th. 3146
      • ;
    • B. 1571
      • .

  • He Hengestes heáp hringum þénede efne swá swíðe swá he Fresena cyn byldan wolde

    he should serve Hengest's band with rings even as abundantly as he would encourage the Frisian race,

    • Beo. Th. 2188
      • ;
    • B. 1092
      • .

  • He efne swá swíðe hí lufode, ðæt ...

    he loved her even so greatly, that ...

    [adeo ut],
    • Bt. Met. Fox 26,
      • 129;
    • Met. 26, 65. v. efen; adv
    .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “efne.” 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/9037.

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