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Meaning

1. alone

   Iċ wæs fǣmne ġeong, feaxhār cwene, ond ǣnlīċ rinċ on āne tīd; flēah mid fuglum ond on flōde swom, dēaf under ȳþe, dēad mid fiscum, ond on foldan stōp, hæfde forð cwicu.

   I was a young maiden, a grey-haired lady, and alone fighter at one time; flew with birds and swam on a tide, dove under waves, dead among fishes, and stepped on earth, kept alive forwards.

   c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 74:

2. only, sole

3. unique, peerless

4. incomparable, excellent, beautiful

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