"efne" meaning in Old English

See efne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈef.ne/, [ˈev.ne]
Head templates: {{head|ang|adjective form}} efne
  1. inflection of efn:
    strong masculine/feminine accusative singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, masculine, singular, strong Form of: efn
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adj-PAD5l-KY
  2. inflection of efn:
    strong masculine/neuter accusative singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, neuter, singular, strong Form of: efn
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adj-VDN4txiW
  3. inflection of efn:
    strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, masculine, nominative, plural, strong Form of: efn
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adj-TFgdZCzp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ˈef.ne/, [ˈev.ne] Forms: æfne [alternative], emne [alternative], eofne [alternative]
Etymology: From efn (“even”) + -e (adverbial suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|ang|:af|efn<t:even>|-e<id:adverbial><pos:adverbial suffix>|id=evenly}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*(h₁)ém-no-", "gloss" : "equal, straight; flat, level, even", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁émnos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ebnaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*ebn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "efn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }, { "id" : "adverbial", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ā", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ê", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-e", "lang" : "ang", "pos" : "adverbial suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "efne", "lang" : "ang" }" data-id="evenly" data-lang="ang" data-title="efne" id="Old_English:_evenly">, {{af|ang|efn<t:even>|-e<id:adverbial><pos:adverbial suffix>}} efn (“even”) + -e (adverbial suffix), {{ety|ang|:af|efn<t:even>|-e<id:adverbial><pos:adverbial suffix>|id=evenly}} Head templates: {{head|ang|adverb|head=efne}} efne
  1. even, evenly
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adv-zSdBXcOX
  2. exactly, precisely
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adv-z4Z95eOu
  3. (by extension, with numbers) times one, multiplied by one Tags: broadly Synonyms: ǣne
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adv-Vr29Guww Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Old English entries with etymon, Old English terms suffixed with -e, Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 5 22 3 8 3 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 9 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 4 16 2 6 2 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 7 0 Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 19 0 65 0 0 0 0 17 0 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -e: 26 0 48 0 4 0 0 23 0 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial): 21 4 36 4 7 4 4 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 18 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 18 0
  4. just, only, merely Synonyms: būtan
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adv-FGETwElC
  5. alike, likewise Synonyms: ēac, ġelīċe
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adv-Rxb7I6ED
  6. just now, recently Synonyms: nū, nū rihte
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adv-rN6jEuON
  7. (as an intensifier) ever
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-adv-YyEmVfLi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /ˈef.ne/, [ˈev.ne] Forms: æfne [alternative], emne [alternative], eofne [alternative]
Etymology: From efn (“even”) + -e (adverbial suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|ang|:af|efn<t:even>|-e<id:adverbial><pos:adverbial suffix>|id=evenly}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*(h₁)ém-no-", "gloss" : "equal, straight; flat, level, even", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁émnos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ebnaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*ebn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "efn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }, { "id" : "adverbial", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ā", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ê", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-e", "lang" : "ang", "pos" : "adverbial suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "efne", "lang" : "ang" }" data-id="evenly" data-lang="ang" data-title="efne" id="Old_English:_evenly">, {{af|ang|efn<t:even>|-e<id:adverbial><pos:adverbial suffix>}} efn (“even”) + -e (adverbial suffix), {{ety|ang|:af|efn<t:even>|-e<id:adverbial><pos:adverbial suffix>|id=evenly}} Head templates: {{head|ang|interjection|head=efne}} efne
  1. lo!, behold
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-intj-9VjdVcPR
  2. truly, indeed
    Sense id: en-efne-ang-intj-WyvcmhyL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Likewise he would quench this burning fire with water, so that it, burning bright, could no longer do harm to towns, he fully scatters wounds of sins with an alms, heals souls.",
          "ref": "c. 980, Almsgiving:",
          "text": "Efne swā hē mid wætre þone weallendan lēġ ādwǣsċe, þæt hē lenġ ne mæġ, blāc byrnende, burgum sċeððan, swā hē mid ælmessan ealle tōsċūfeð synna wunde, sāwla lācnað.",
          "translation": "Likewise he would quench this burning fire with water, so that it, burning bright, could no longer do harm to towns, he fully scatters wounds of sins with an alms, heals souls.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈef.ne/"
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          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nEfne þā on middere nihte wearþ myċel eorþstyrung, and godes enċġel flēah fǣrlīċe tō þām cwearterne...",
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        "just, only, merely"
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          "ref": "c. 980, Almsgiving:",
          "text": "Efne swā hē mid wætre þone weallendan lēġ ādwǣsċe, þæt hē lenġ ne mæġ, blāc byrnende, burgum sċeððan, swā hē mid ælmessan ealle tōsċūfeð synna wunde, sāwla lācnað.",
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          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nEfne þā on middere nihte wearþ myċel eorþstyrung, and godes enċġel flēah fǣrlīċe tō þām cwearterne...",
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