"ær-" meaning in Old English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈæːr/ Forms: ǣr- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *airi- (“before”), cognate with Old English ǣr (“ere, before”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*airi-||before}} Proto-Germanic *airi- (“before”), {{cog|ang|ǣr||ere, before}} Old English ǣr (“ere, before”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=ǣr-|sort=}} ǣr-, {{ang-prefix|head=ǣr-}} ǣr-
  1. before, early, former, past, pre- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ær--ang-prefix-B1ZsjoVD
  2. ancient, coming before, preceding Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ær--ang-prefix-bpILMaL6 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 9 82 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 90 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 92 3 3
  3. premature, coming too early or too soon Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ær--ang-prefix-gf4xvLGj
  4. very, exceeding; prime Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ær--ang-prefix-31fum0ck
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ǣrbeþōht [premeditated], ǣrdæġ (english: dawn, morning, early in the day), ǣrdǣd (english: past conduct; former deed), ǣrdēaþ (english: premature death), ǣrgōd (english: very good, of prime quality, first-rate), ǣrsceaft (english: old creation, ancient work), ǣrweoruld (english: ancient world, former world), ǣrġenemned (english: before-named), ǣrġestrēon (english: ancient treasure)
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      "word": "ǣrdǣd"
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