Old English

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Etymology

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Compare German gewöhnlich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈwu.ne.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

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ġewunelīċ

  1. normal, common, ordinary, usual
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
      Hit wæs gewunelic on ðam timan þæt ða ðe woldon woruld-wisdom gecneordlice leornian, þæt hí behwyrfdon heora are on gymstanum, and ða tobræcon; oððe on sumum gyldenum wecge, and ðone on sǽ awurpan; þilæs ðe seo smeaung þæra æhta hí æt þære lare hremde.
      It was common at that time for those who would sedulously learn philosophy, to change their property for gems, and break them in pieces; or for a wedge of gold, and throw it into the sea; lest the contemplation of those riches should hinder them at their study.

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