ædre
Old English
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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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
- vein, artery; sinew
- Swat ædrum sprong. Blood sprang from the veins.
- channel for liquids, a river
- kidney
Declension
Declension of ædre (weak)
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.