aræd

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Old English

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Etymology

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From ā- +‎ rǣde. Compare oftræde, twirǣde, wiþerrǣde, unfæstrǣd.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ārǣd

  1. determined, resolute, stalwart
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft him ānhaga ·  āre gebīdeð,
      Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ
      ġeond lagulāde · longe sċeolde
      hrēran mid hondum · hrīmċealde sǣ,
      wadan wræclāstas. · Wyrd bið ful ārǣd.
      A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
      Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful,
      through a sea-way he should for long
      stir the frost-cold sea with hands,
      travel paths of exile. Fate is well stalwart.

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