ædre

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæːd.re/

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

1. (anatomy) 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	ǣdre	ǣdran
accusative	ǣdran	ǣdran
genitive	ǣdran	ǣdrena
dative	ǣdran	ǣdrum

Descendants

• Middle English: edre
  • English: edder (dialectal)

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

1. directly, instantly, at once

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

2. (poetic) fully, entirely

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝedire, yēder (“frequently”)