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/ˌɔːldəˈliːfɪst/ · adjective
(archaic or obsolete) Often used as an epithet when addressing someone: most beloved..
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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Alderliefest means (archaic or obsolete) Often used as an epithet when addressing someone: most beloved..
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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.
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