Meaning of alderliefest | Babel Free

Definitions

Often used as an epithet when addressing someone: most beloved.

archaic, not-comparable, obsolete

Examples

“VVith you mine Alder liefeſt Soueraigne, / Makes me the bolder to ſalute my King, / VVith ruder termes, ſuch as my vvit affoords, / And ouer ioy of heart doth miniſter.”

“Ye alderliefeſt Dublin hills! / On leaving you my full heart fills, / And fill mine eyes with tears, […]”

“It would be "my alderliefest this" and "my alderliefest that", enough to make even a dog's toes curl.”

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