ædre

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæːdre/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ēt-er- (“stomach, intestines”). Cognates include (from Germanic) Old Saxon -āðara (Dutch ader), Old High German ādra (German Ader), Old Norse æðr (Swedish åder); (from Indo-European) Ancient Greek ἦτορ (êtor, “heart”), Latin uterus, Old Irish inathar (“entrails”).

Noun

ǣdre f

  1. (anatomy) vein, artery; sinew
    • Swat ædrum sprong. ― Blood sprang from the veins.
  2. channel for liquids, a river
  3. kidney
Declension
Declension of ædre (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣdre ǣdran
accusative ǣdran ǣdran
genitive ǣdran ǣdrena
dative ǣdran ǣdrum

Descendants
  • Middle English: edre
    • English: edder (dialectal)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ēdraz, from Proto-Indo-European *āt- (“quick”). Cognate with Old High German atar, Old Saxon adro, Latvian ātrs.

Adverb

ǣdre

  1. directly, instantly, at once
    Him ða ædre God andswarede. ― God answered him straight away.
  2. (poetic) fully, entirely

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝedire, yēder (“frequently”)
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