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dire

dire , dreadfully, sorely, harshly. aecclesiae puppis vexatur dirĕ procellis Frith. 1046; Dunstanus ‥ fugientem beluam ~issime caedit Osb. V. Dunst. 26; s978 Elfrida de illo regali supercilio inclinata ~e penituit, adeo ut ‥ carnem ‥ cilicio convolveret W. Malm. GR II 162; s1197 unde rex Anglie terras suas ‥ in acquisitione pecunie ~issime aggravavit Gerv. Cant. GR 84; c1347 Scocia servire non vult nec querit amari; / dire servire semper vult et dominari (Neville’s Cross) Pol. Poems I 51.

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