efne

Middle English

Proper noun

efne

  1. (East Anglia) alternative form of hevene

Old English

Alternative forms

Adjective

efne

  1. inflection of efn:
    1. strong masculine/feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine/neuter accusative singular
    3. strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural

Adverb

efne

  1. even, evenly
  2. exactly, precisely
  3. just, only, merely
  4. alike, likewise
  5. just now, recently
  6. (as an intensifier) ever

Synonyms

Interjection

efne

  1. lo!, behold
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Efne þā on middere nihte wearþ myċel eorþstyrung, and godes enċġel flēah fǣrlīċe tō þām cwearterne...
      Behold! then, at midnight, there was a great earthquake, and the angel of god flew suddenly to the prison...
  2. truly, indeed
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