Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Skillful; dexterous; clever.
- adjective obsolete Friendly; civil; gentle; kind.
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- adjective obsolete
Near , close at hand,handy . - adjective obsolete
Courteous ,gracious .
Etymologies
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Examples
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-- i.e. he was a countryman of our own. "hende" = near, urbane. gentle.
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Hun mener også, at jeg burde have talt med hende, inden jeg offentliggjorde indlægget, så hendes version kunne skrives ind i teksten.
Product v. process journalism: The myth of perfection v. beta culture « BuzzMachine 2009
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Og leder de trofast, haender det nemt at det findes af ham eller hende.
The Master Builder 2008
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Og leder de trofast, haender det nemt at det findes af ham eller hende.
The Master Builder 2008
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Når dere ringer om 10 år kan det hende dere må minne meg om hvem dere er.
Archive 2005-06-01 Torill 2005
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Rouwenne þe hende {;} sat bi þan kinge. þe king heo ȝeorne biheold {;} heo was him an heorte leof. ofte he heo custe {;} ofte he heo clupte.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Ich hatte Hengest {;} Hors hatte min broþer. we beoþ of Alemaine {;} of one riche londe. of þan ilke hende þat Ænglis his ihote.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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With care and paine also, with greuous chastisment and correccio [n], thei are compelled by their teachers and Maisters, to appre - hende thesame: the parentes no lesse dreaded, in the educacio [n] of their children, in chastisement and correction, so that by all
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He {n} gest funde an his ræd {;} to don þ̵ þe king him bed. he ȝef him Rouwenne {;} wimmon swiðe hende.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Ful dere me thynk he hase me boght, with blodi hende & fete.
Love is Life 1917
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