furþum

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfur.θum/, [ˈfurˠ.ðum]

Adverb

furþum

1. even (marking an extreme example)

   Furðum God ġereste hine on þone seofoþan dæġ.

   Even God rested on the seventh day.

   Furðum hundas ne sċeal man ġenīedan þæt hīe libbaþ swā hundas!

   Even dogs should not be forced to live like dogs!

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

     Swā fēawa heora wǣron þæt iċ furðum ānne ānlīepne ne mæġ ġeþenċan be sūðan Temese þā þā iċ tō rīċe fēng.

     There were so few of them that I can't even think of a single one to the south of the Thames when I came to the throne.

2. just, recently

Synonyms

• (even): self
• (just): nū, efne

Descendants

• English: forthen