æber
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *auwjabārī.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ǣbēr
- notorious
- Se ǣbēra þēof
- The notorious thief
- proved (to be), exposed, manifest, apparent, blatant
- Ǣbēre morþ æfter woruldlage is bōtlēas
- Slaughter proved to be murder, according to secular law, is unpardonable
Declension
[edit]Declension of ǣbēr — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣbēr | ǣbēr | ǣbēr |
| Accusative | ǣbērne | ǣbēre | ǣbēr |
| Genitive | ǣbēres | ǣbērre | ǣbēres |
| Dative | ǣbērum | ǣbērre | ǣbērum |
| Instrumental | ǣbēre | ǣbērre | ǣbēre |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣbēre | ǣbēra, ǣbēre | ǣbēr |
| Accusative | ǣbēre | ǣbēra, ǣbēre | ǣbēr |
| Genitive | ǣbērra | ǣbērra | ǣbērra |
| Dative | ǣbērum | ǣbērum | ǣbērum |
| Instrumental | ǣbērum | ǣbērum | ǣbērum |
Declension of ǣbēr — Weak
Derived terms
[edit]- ēbērmorþ (“open murder”)
- English: aberemurder (“premeditated murder”)
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ǽ-ber”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.