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eornoste

  • adverb
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eornoste, eorneste; adv.
in earnest, earnestly, seriously, courageously, strongly; sērio, strēnue, sēdŭlo, vĕhĕmenter
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  • He feaht eornoste

    he fought earnestly,

    • yrht. Th. 140,
    • 1;
    • By. 281: Judth. 11
    • ;
    • Thw. 24,
    • 39;
    • Jud. 231
    • .
  • Hió onginþ eorneste racentan slítan

    she will begin in earnest to sever her chains,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 13,
    • 56;
    • Met. 13, 28: 16,
    • 44;
    • Met. 16,
    • 22.
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  • eornoste, adv.