deope
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]deope
- Alternative form of depe
Adverb
[edit]deope
- Alternative form of depe
Noun
[edit]deope
- Alternative form of depe
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dēope
- inflection of dēop:
Etymology 2
[edit]Adverb
[edit]dēope
- deeply
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð,
frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon
wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:- Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place
and this dark life with wise thought,
shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone
swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:
- Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place