eldertongue

Old English · adverb

mid ealle

Part of speech
adverb

Meaning

  1. thereby

    Marus ġemētte ænne man eft sē wæs yfele ġetawod and hine ǣt se cancor and his weleres wǣron āwlǣtte mid ealle and ēac his nosu fornumen mid āttre...

    Again Maurus found a man who was evilly stricken, and a cancer was eating him, and his lips were rendered loathsome thereby, and likewise his nose destroyed by the poison;...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
  2. altogether

    ...and drīfan hine āweġ mid wǣpne mid ealle.

    ...and drove him away with his weapon altogether.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"
  3. totally

    ...and bēo ic scyldiġ ġif ic his scȳncræft ne mæġ mid ealle ādwǣscan mid mīnum drȳcræfte.

    ...and may I be guilty if I cannot totally extinguish his magic by my sorcery.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
  4. utterly

    ...Ġehȳr nū god ælmihtiġ þīnes ðēowan bene, and þās earman ānlīcnyssa mid ealle fordō...

    ...Hear now, God Almighty, thy servant's prayer, and utterly destroy these miserable images,...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"

Etymology

From mid (“with”) + ealle (“all”)

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