ær
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse ær, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editær f (genitive singular ær, plural ær)
- ewe
- ofta eigur svørt ær hvítt lamb.
- Black ewes often give birth to white lambs.
Declension
editDeclension of ær | ||||
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f20 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ær | ærin | ær | ærnar |
accusative | ær | ærina | ær | ærnar |
dative | ær | ærini | óm | ónum |
genitive | ær | ærinnar | áa | áanna |
Derived terms
editIcelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse ær, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Noun
editær f (genitive singular ær, nominative plural ær)
Declension
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse ǿrr, from Proto-Germanic *wōrijaz. Cognate to Old English wērig (modern weary).
Adjective
editær (comparative ærari, superlative ærastur)
Inflection
editsingular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | ærastur | ærust | ærast |
accusative | ærastan | ærasta | ærast |
dative | ærustum | ærastri | ærustu |
genitive | ærasts | ærastrar | ærasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ærastir | ærastar | ærust |
accusative | ærasta | ærastar | ærust |
dative | ærustum | ærustum | ærustum |
genitive | ærastra | ærastra | ærastra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ærasti | ærasta | ærasta |
accusative | ærasta | ærustu | ærasta |
dative | ærasta | ærustu | ærasta |
genitive | ærasta | ærustu | ærasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
accusative | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
dative | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
genitive | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
References
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editær f or m (definite singular æra or æren, indefinite plural ærer, definite plural ærene)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editær
- imperative of ære
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editær f (definite singular æra, indefinite plural ærer, definite plural ærene)
Usage notes
edit- The compound ærfugl is more commonly used.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editær
- imperative of æra
Etymology 3
editNoun
editær n (definite singular æret, indefinite plural ær, definite plural æra)
Etymology 4
editAlternative forms
editPronoun
editær (possessive ærs)
References
edit- “ær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “i”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editǣr (comparative ǣrra, superlative ǣrest)
Declension
editSingular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ǣr | ǣr | ǣr |
Accusative | ǣrne | ǣre | ǣr |
Genitive | ǣres | ǣrre | ǣres |
Dative | ǣrum | ǣrre | ǣrum |
Instrumental | ǣre | ǣrre | ǣre |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ǣre | ǣra, ǣre | ǣr |
Accusative | ǣre | ǣra, ǣre | ǣr |
Genitive | ǣrra | ǣrra | ǣrra |
Dative | ǣrum | ǣrum | ǣrum |
Instrumental | ǣrum | ǣrum | ǣrum |
Preposition
editǣr
- before, (in negative sentences) until
- Hēo becōm ānre niht ǣr mē.
- She arrived one day before me.
- Earge sweltaþ manigum sīðum ǣr heora dēaðum.
- Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Conjunction
editǣr
- before, (in negative sentences) until
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge
wintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.- thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own
a part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.
- thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own
- Ne telle man nānne mann ġesǣliġne ǣr hē biþ dēad.
- No one should be considered lucky until he is dead.
- Ǣr þon þe hē hit cwæþ, nyste hē nā hwæt hē cweðan wolde.
- Until he said it, he did not know what he was going to say.
- rather than (in preference to)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL"
- "Paulus cwæð to Petre, "Broðer, þu wære Gode gecoren ær ic,
- Paul said to Peter, "Brother, thou wast chosen of God before me
- c. 992, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL"
Adverb
editǣr
- previously
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
- Uton fon nu on þæt godspel ðær we hit ǣr forlēton.
- Let us now resume the gospel where we previously left it.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
- already
- c. 992, Ælfric, "For Palm Sunday"
- Þam folce wearð cūð þæt se Hælend arærde lytle ær Lazarum of deaðe, seðe læg stincende feower niht on byrgene: þa comon þa togeanes Criste þe geleaffulle wæron, mid þam wurðmynte, swa we ǣr cwædon.
- It was known to the people that Christ a little before had raised Lazarus from death, who had lain stinking four nights in the grave: then those, who were believing, came to meet Christ with the honours which we have already mentioned.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "For Palm Sunday"
Descendants
editDerived terms
edit- ǣrlīċe
- ǣrdæġ
- ǣrgōd
- ǣrra ġēola (“December”)
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Noun
editDeclension
editDescendants
editOld Swedish
editVerb
editær
- inflection of vara:
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- fo:Sheep
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːr/1 syllable
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- nb:Birds
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