Old English · adverb
anfealdlice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈɑːnˌfæ͜ɑldˌliː.t͡ʃe/[ˈɑːnˌfæ͜ɑɫdˌliː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈɑːn · ˌfæ͜ɑld · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- simply
Meaning
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simply
Ānfealdlīce hī sind scyldiġe ðurh Adames synne, and twyfealdlīce hī bēoð fordēmde, þonne hī wiðsacað Cristes tō-cymes, and nellað ġelȳfan on ðone sōðan Hǣlend.
Simply they are guilty through Adam's sin, and doubly they will be condemned, when they deny Christ's coming, and will not believe in the true Healer (Christ).
c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary" -
(singular)in the singular
Etymology
From ānfeald + -līċe.
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