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Old English · adverb

hearde

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈxæ͜ɑr.de/
[ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.de]
Syllables
ˈxæ͜ɑr · de (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. severely, greatly, very much, sorely

    Oft iċ beġīne þæt mē onġēan sticað, þonne iċ hnītan sċeal, hringum gyrded, hearde wið heardum, hindan þȳrel, forð āsċūfan þæt mīnes frēan mōd freoþað middelnihtum.

    Oft I swallow that pricks me again, then I should strike, girded by rings, toughly against hard ones, stabbed from behind, shove forth that shields mind-mirth of my lord at midnights.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 91:

Etymology

heard + -e

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