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Old English · adjective

earfoþlice

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑr.foθˌliː.t͡ʃe/
[ˈæ͜ɑrˠ.voθˌliː.t͡ʃe]
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑr · foθ · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)

earfoþlice1 · adjective · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of earfoþlīċ:; strong accusative feminine singular

  2. inflection of earfoþlīċ:; strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular

  3. inflection of earfoþlīċ:; strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural

  4. inflection of earfoþlīċ:; weak nominative feminine/neuter singular

  5. inflection of earfoþlīċ:; weak accusative neuter singular

  6. Inflected form of earfoþlīċ

earfoþlice2 · adverb

Senses

  1. with difficulty, hardly

    ðā Drihten ārǣrde miċelne wind, and sē ġelǣhte ealne þone līġ, and ābǣr hine tō ðǣs cyninges botle, swā þæt him ne belǣfde nān þing unforburnen, and hē sylf earfoðlīċe þām fȳre ætbærst.

    The Lord rose up a great wind, and it caught all the flame, and bore it to the king's dwelling, so that nothing unburnt to him remained, and he himself escaped from the fire with difficulty.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

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