ædre
Old English
Pronunciation
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
- (anatomy) vein, artery; sinew
- Swāt ǣdrum sprong. ― Blood sprang from the veins.
- channel for liquids, a river
- kidney
Declension
Declension of ǣdre (weak)
Descendants
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
- directly, instantly, at once
- Him ða ædre God andswarede. ― God answered him straight away.
- (poetic) fully, entirely
Descendants
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