mid ealle

Old English

Etymology

From mid (“with”) +‎ ealle (“all”)

Adverb

mid ealle

1. thereby
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"

     Marus ġemētte ænne man eft sē wæs yfele ġetawod and hine ǣt se cancor and his weleres wǣron āwlǣtte mid ealle and ēac his nosu fornumen mid āttre...

     Again Maurus found a man who was evilly stricken, and a cancer was eating him, and his lips were rendered loathsome thereby, and likewise his nose destroyed by the poison;...

2. altogether
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"

     ...and drīfan hine āweġ mid wǣpne mid ealle.

     ...and drove him away with his weapon altogether.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"

     Nāst þū lā Geori þæt ūre godas swincað mid þē and ġit hī synd ġeþyldiġe þæt hī þe miltsion. Nū lǣre ic ðē swā swā lēofne sunu þæt ðū þæra cristenra lāre forlǣte mid ealle and tō mīnum rǣde hraðe ġebūge swā þæt ðū offriġe þām ārwurðan Appoline and þū mycelne wurðmynt miht swā beġitan.

     Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.

3. totally
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"

     ...and bēo ic scyldiġ ġif ic his scȳncræft ne mæġ mid ealle ādwǣscan mid mīnum drȳcræfte.

     ...and may I be guilty if I cannot totally extinguish his magic by my sorcery.

4. utterly
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"

     ...Ġehȳr nū god ælmihtiġ þīnes ðēowan bene, and þās earman ānlīcnyssa mid ealle fordō...

     ...Hear now, God Almighty, thy servant's prayer, and utterly destroy these miserable images,...