Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-DIEU'
A-DIEU', adv. [adu'; Fr. à Dieu, to God; a compound word, and an elliptical form of speech, for I commend you to God. It is called an adverb, but it has none of the properties of a modifying word.]
Farewell; an expression of kind wishes at the parting of friends.
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