Categorization of Adverbs

Alphabetically Time Adverbs

  • ā [ä] 1. adv always, ever, at all, continuously, for ever; ~ on ēcnisse, ~ butan ende world without end; at any time; in any degree; 2. see ǣ
  • ābūfan [] adv above (ā+be+ūfan)
  • ac [] interrog. adv. why, wherefore, whether; in direct questions, = nonne, nonquid; þā þu gehogodest sæcce sēcan, ac þu gebettest mǣrum þēodne when thou resolvedst to seek warfare, hadst thou compensated the great prince?;
  • adūn, adūna, adūne see ofdūne
  • adūnƿeard [] adv downwards
  • āfandodlīce [] adv provedly, approvedly, laudablely
  • āforþ [] adv always, continuously, daily, still
  • āgendlīce [] adv properly, as one’s own; imperiously; correctly
  • āhtes [] adv of any account or value (gen of āht)
  • āhtlīce [] adv stoutly, manfully, courageously, triumphantly
  • āhƿænne [] adv when, whenever; at some time, some time; at all times
  • āhƿǣr [] adv anywhere, somewhere, everywhere; at any time, in any way
  • āhƿergen [] adv anywhere; in any case
  • āhƿider [] adv in any direction, from any source, on every side
  • āhƿonan [] adv from what place, whence, somewhere, from any source, anywhere
  • anderglide [] adv in repayment, in compensation
  • andgietfullīce [] adv sensibly, intelligibly, clearly, plainly, distinctly, intelligibly; cmp ~or, spl ~ost; der. from andgietfullic adj
  • andiendlīce [] adv enviously
  • andƿeardlīce [] adv presentially, in the presence of, present; der. from andƿeardlic adj

Manner

adihtan
  • īdelinga [] adv? in a silly manner, triflingly [frivola]
  • īdellīce [] adv in vain, to no purpose; without cause
  • ierrenga [] adv angrily, fiercely, in anger
  • īeþ [] adv easily [in compounds, =ēaþ]; comparative of ēaþ
  • īeðelīce [] adv easily; of a material object, moderately sized, of moderate size, inconsiderably, slightly
  • īeðest [] adv most easily
  • īeðost [] adv most easily
  • ilce [] adv in the same way
  • inlīce [] adv inwardly, internally; thoroughly, sincerely, heartily
  • īsigfeðera [] adv with frosted wings, having ice on the wings
  • nāhtlīce [] adv wickedly, badly, worthlessly
  • namcūþlīce [] adv by name, individually
  • nammǣlum [] adv by name, name by name
  • nǣnige þinga [] adv not at all, in no wise [ne + ǣnig]
  • nǣnigƿiht [] adv nothing, not, not at all, in no wise
  • næs [] adv not, not at all
  • ne [] adv not, no; no, nay
  • nēahlīce [] adv nearly, almost, about; nearly, closely; hardly

Mental Mood

adihtan
  • andiendlīce [] adv enviously
  • incundlīce [] adv from the heart, with deep feeling;
  • incūþlīce [] adv grievously, sorely; strangely, extraordinarily; wickedly, not friendly, grievous
  • inƿeard [] adv within; mentally, spiritually
  • inƿeardlīce [] adv inwardly, internally; deeply, thoroughly, heartily, earnestly, sincerely
  • nāƿihtlīce [] adv wickedly, badly, ignobly
  • prūtlīce [] adv 1. proudly, pompously, magnificently; 2. confidently, in a stately manner; 3. haughtily, arrogantly
  • ymbhȳdiglīce [] adv anxiously, feeling anxiety, carefully, solicitously, sedulously, suspiciously, attentively; causing anxiety, anxiously; to be observed, needing attention;
  • ymbscēaƿiendlīce [] adv circumspectly

Doing things

adihtan
  • nēadunga, nēadunge [] adv forcibly, against one’s will, not willingly, under compulsion, of necessity
  • nēadƿrǣclīce [] adv violently
  • neahhe, geneahhe [] adv' sufficiently; abundantly; earnestly
  • nēalīce [] adv nearly, about
  • nealles [] adv not, not at all, by no means
  • nēan [] adv nearly, about
  • nearulīce [] adv narrowly, within narrow limits, closely, briefly, accurately; narrowly, closely, briefly, accurately; narrowly, exactly, strictly, stringently, oppressively, grievously; evilly; closely, tightly; illiberally?, evilly
  • pricmǣlum [] adv point by point, by points
  • yfelīce [] adv evilly, badly; poorly, meanly; foully, ugly;
  • yfellīce [] adv' meanly, poorly
  • yfle [] adv 1. evilly, badly, ill, wrongly, miserably, hurtfully; (cmp wirs); in a moral sense; 2. badly, imperfectly, improperly; injuriously; 3. where there is hurt or suffering; a. of bodily suffering; 4. marking ill-success; 5. of injurious speaking
  • ymbscēaƿiendlīce [] adv circumspectly

Describing things

adihtan
  • pīslīce [] adv heavily
  • inn [] adv in, into, inwards, within, inside of; inwardly; ~ on into; ~ tō used with words of granting to indicate the grantee
  • innan [] adv within, inside, in, (1) in reference to a place or thing; (2) in reference to a person, within the body; (2a) where the non-physical part of man is in question, mind, heart, soul; inwardly, in the mind, heart, etc., in respect to the spiritual part of man
  • nēah [] adv near, nigh (of place, time); of degree, about, almost, nearly, lately; nēar and nēar nearer and nearer; æt nīehstan next, at length, finally; in spl, of order in time, nīehst last
  • ymbe [] adv' around, about, at, upon, near, along
  • ymbūtan [] adv' alone around, about, outside, beyond; with other adverbs ƿest ~, etc.

Position

adihtan
  • ābūfan [] adv above (ā+be+ūfan)
  • āhƿǣr [] adv' anywhere, somewhere, everywhere; at any time, in any way
  • āhƿergen [] adv anywhere; in any case
  • innanbordes [] adv at home
  • inne [] adv in, inside, within a room, house, etc., in-doors; where there is idea of confinement ~ mid/on within a region, with a people; where there is detention; of the inner man; of motion
  • innor [] comp adv inner; comparative of inne; with reference to a place or thing; with reference to position in a room, a place further from the door being a more honorable one
  • inƿeard [] adv within; mentally, spiritually
  • nāhƿǣr [] adv nowhere, in no place; in no case, never; in no respect, not at all
  • nāhƿǣrn [] adv nowhere, in no case, never, not at all
  • nāthƿǣr [] adv in some place unknown, somewhere or other
  • nēahlīce [] adv nearly, closely
  • nēalīce [] adv nearly, about

nēan [] adv close at hand, near; nearly, about

Direction to/from

adihtan
  • adūnƿeard [] adv downwards

Direction to

adihtan
  • āhƿider [] adv in any direction, from any source, on every side
  • nāhƿider [] adv nowhither, to nowhere, to no place
  • nāthƿider [] adv to someplace unknown, to somewhere or other

Direction from

adihtan
  • āhƿonan [] adv from what place, whence, somewhere, from any source, anywhere
  • nāhƿanon [] adv from nowhere; not at all
  • nāhƿonan [] adv from nowhere
  • nāthƿanon [] adv from someplace unknown, from somewhere or other
  • nēan [] adv from near by; ~ and feorran from near and far

Eternally

adihtan
  • ā [ä] 1. adv always, ever, at all, continuously, for ever; ~ on ēcnisse, ~ butan ende world without end; at any time; in any degree; 2. see ǣ
  • āforþ [] adv always, continuously, daily, still
  • nāthƿanon [] adv from some place unknown, from somewhere or other
  • nāƿa [] adv never [ne + āƿa]
  • nǣfre [] adv never [ne + ǣfre]; 1. alone; 2. with other negatives

Point in Time

adihtan
  • īdæges [] adv on the same day
  • instæpes [] adv forthwith, directly, immediately, at the outset, at once
  • instede [] adv immediately, on the spot, at once
  • īsīðes [ee•seethes] adv immediately, at that time, at once, directly
  • nēan [] adv close at hand, near; nearly, about

Duration of Time

adihtan

nēan [] adv of time, from a time near at hand

Frequency

adihtan
  • neahhe, geneahhe [] adv' often, frequently

Interjections

adihtan
  • īa [] adv yea
  • nā [] conj, adv not, no, not at all, not even, never, by no means; ~ þæt ān not only; ~…~ neither…nor; ne ~ nor; ~ mā no more; ~ læs not a smaller number; ~ māre sb. nothing more; [1. qualifying a verb expressed or implied, (a) without any other negative particle, (b) with other negatives; 2. qualifying (a) an adjective; (b) an adverb or adverbial phrase]

Quantity

adihtan
  • nānƿiht, nānƿuht, nānuht [] adv nothing, not at all, in no wise
  • nāteshƿōn [] adv not, not at all, by no means
  • nāteþæshƿōn [] adv not, not at all, by no means
  • nāƿiht [] adv not, not at all [nā + wiht]


Uncategorized

adihtan
  • innihte [] adv within certain limits
  • nāht [] 1. instrumental nāhte + comparative adjectives = nothing; w.g.; ealles ~ nothing at all; ~ elles nothing else; 2. adv not, not at all [nā + wiht]