þearle

== Old English == === Etymology === From þearl (“severe, harsh”) +‎ -e === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθæ͜ɑr.le/, [ˈθæ͜ɑrˠ.le] === Adverb === þearle (comparative þearlor, superlative þearlost) very hard, keenly, harshly, severely Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church greatly c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Nativity of our Lord"