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Old English
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Adverb
swā same
- in the same way, manner, similarly
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, Metre 27, lines 22-25
Dēaþ ēac swā same æfter mon-cynne, ġeond þisne middan ġeard, ēġeslīc hunta!- Death also in like manner after mankind seeks, throughout this middle earth, terrific hunter!
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