ædre

Old English

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈæːdre/

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:recons, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:recons. 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

1. 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	ædre	ædran
accusative	ædran	ædran
genitive	ædran	ædrena
dative	ædran	ædrum

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:recons, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:recons. Cognate with Old High German atar, Old Saxon adro, Latvian ãtrs.

Adverb

1. directly, instantly, at once

   Him ða ædre God andswarede. God answered him straight away.

2. Template:poetic fully, entirely