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Old English · adverb

gelome

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/jeˈloː.me/
Syllables
je · ˈloː · me (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. frequently, often

    Ēac sē hālga bisċop ġesēah ġelōme þā awyrigedan deoflu mid mislīcum gedwymorum. Hē nāteshwōn ne ondrēd heora deofellīcan hīw, ne hē næs bepǣht ðurh heora lēasungum.

    Moreover, the holy bishop often saw the accursed devils with various phantoms. He did not fear their devilish forms at all, nor was he deceived by their deceptions.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ga- + Proto-Germanic *lōma (adverb), from Proto-Germanic *lōmiz, *lōmijaz (“lame, halt”, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break, soften”). Compare Old High German giluomo, kilōmo (“often, frequently”), Old English lama (“lame”). See lame. Compare loom. Composed as if from ġe- + lōme.

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