"ær" meaning in Old English

See ær in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æːr/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*airiz}} Proto-Germanic *airiz Head templates: {{ang-adj|ǣr|ǣrra|ǣrest}} ǣr (comparative ǣrra, superlative ǣrest) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|ǣr}} Forms: ǣr [canonical], ǣrra [comparative], ǣrest [superlative], strong [table-tags], ǣr [masculine, nominative, singular], ǣr [feminine, nominative, singular], ǣr [neuter, nominative, singular], ǣrne [accusative, masculine, singular], ǣre [accusative, feminine, singular], ǣr [accusative, neuter, singular], ǣres [genitive, masculine, singular], ǣrre [feminine, genitive, singular], ǣres [genitive, neuter, singular], ǣrum [dative, masculine, singular], ǣrre [dative, feminine, singular], ǣrum [dative, neuter, singular], ǣre [instrumental, masculine, singular], ǣrre [feminine, instrumental, singular], ǣre [instrumental, neuter, singular], ǣre [masculine, nominative, plural], ǣra [feminine, nominative, plural], ǣre [feminine, nominative, plural], ǣr [neuter, nominative, plural], ǣre [accusative, masculine, plural], ǣra [accusative, feminine, plural], ǣre [accusative, feminine, plural], ǣr [accusative, neuter, plural], ǣrra [genitive, masculine, plural], ǣrra [feminine, genitive, plural], ǣrra [genitive, neuter, plural], ǣrum [dative, masculine, plural], ǣrum [dative, feminine, plural], ǣrum [dative, neuter, plural], ǣrum [instrumental, masculine, plural], ǣrum [feminine, instrumental, plural], ǣrum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], ǣra [masculine, nominative, singular], ǣre [feminine, nominative, singular], ǣre [neuter, nominative, singular], ǣran [accusative, masculine, singular], ǣran [accusative, feminine, singular], ǣre [accusative, neuter, singular], ǣran [genitive, masculine, singular], ǣran [feminine, genitive, singular], ǣran [genitive, neuter, singular], ǣran [dative, masculine, singular], ǣran [dative, feminine, singular], ǣran [dative, neuter, singular], ǣran [instrumental, masculine, singular], ǣran [feminine, instrumental, singular], ǣran [instrumental, neuter, singular], ǣran [masculine, nominative, plural], ǣran [feminine, nominative, plural], ǣran [neuter, nominative, plural], ǣran [accusative, masculine, plural], ǣran [accusative, feminine, plural], ǣran [accusative, neuter, plural], ǣrra [genitive, masculine, plural], ǣrena [genitive, masculine, plural], ǣrra [feminine, genitive, plural], ǣrena [feminine, genitive, plural], ǣrra [genitive, neuter, plural], ǣrena [genitive, neuter, plural], ǣrum [dative, masculine, plural], ǣrum [dative, feminine, plural], ǣrum [dative, neuter, plural], ǣrum [instrumental, masculine, plural], ǣrum [feminine, instrumental, plural], ǣrum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. early, previous, former
    Sense id: en-ær-ang-adj-7Y6GKt7y Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 30 14 25 6 19 6

Adverb

IPA: /æːr/ Forms: ǣr [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*airiz}} Proto-Germanic *airiz Head templates: {{ang-adv|head=ǣr}} ǣr
  1. previously Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-ær-ang-adv-tCE1uctb Disambiguation of Time: 22 33 0 22 0 22 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 30 14 25 6 19 6
  2. already
    Sense id: en-ær-ang-adv-6lM5bK68 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 30 14 25 6 19 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ǣrlīċe, ǣrdæġ, ǣrgōd, ǣrra ġēola (english: December)

Conjunction

IPA: /æːr/ Forms: ǣr [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*airiz}} Proto-Germanic *airiz Head templates: {{head|ang|conjunction|head=ǣr}} ǣr
  1. before, (in negative sentences) until
    Sense id: en-ær-ang-conj-aB7wjPlL
  2. rather than (in preference to)
    Sense id: en-ær-ang-conj-VhumdVud Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English prepositions Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 30 14 25 6 19 6 Disambiguation of Old English prepositions: 19 21 21 7 26 7

Preposition

IPA: /æːr/ Forms: ǣr [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*airiz}} Proto-Germanic *airiz Head templates: {{head|ang|preposition|head=ǣr|sort=}} ǣr, {{ang-prep|head=ǣr}} ǣr
  1. before, (in negative sentences) until
    Sense id: en-ær-ang-prep-aB7wjPlL
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "ǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ǣran",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "ǣran",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "ǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ǣrena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "form": "ǣrum",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ǣrum",
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "_dis": "30 14 25 6 19 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/æːr/"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "english": "She arrived one day before me.",
          "text": "Hēo becōm ānre niht ǣr mē.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Cowards die many times before their deaths.",
          "text": "Earge sweltaþ manigum sīðum ǣr heora dēaðum.",
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        {
          "english": "thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own\na part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge\nwintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "No one should be considered lucky until he is dead.",
          "text": "Ne telle man nānne mann ġesǣliġne ǣr hē biþ dēad.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "Until he said it, he did not know what he was going to say.",
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    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’).",
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "conj",
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        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own\na part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge\nwintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "No one should be considered lucky until he is dead.",
          "text": "Ne telle man nānne mann ġesǣliġne ǣr hē biþ dēad.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Until he said it, he did not know what he was going to say.",
          "text": "Ǣr þon þe hē hit cwæþ, nyste hē nā hwæt hē cweðan wolde.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before, (in negative sentences) until"
      ],
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        [
          "before",
          "before"
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        [
          "until",
          "until"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Paul said to Peter, \"Brother, thou wast chosen of God before me",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL\"\n\"Paulus cwæð to Petre, \"Broðer, þu wære Gode gecoren ær ic,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rather than (in preference to)"
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          "rather",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ær"
}

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    "Old English adverbs",
    "Old English conjunctions",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English prepositions",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Swedish non-lemma forms",
    "Old Swedish verb forms",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ǣrlīċe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ǣrdæġ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ǣrgōd"
    },
    {
      "english": "December",
      "word": "ǣrra ġēola"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: er\nEnglish: ere\nScots: air\nYola: ear",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: er\nEnglish: ere\nScots: air\nYola: ear"
    }
  ],
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    {
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  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let us now resume the gospel where we previously left it.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"On the Purification of St. Mary\"\nUton fon nu on þæt godspel ðær we hit ǣr forlēton.",
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        "previously"
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          "previously",
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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"For Palm Sunday\"\nÞam 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.",
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        }
      ],
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        "already"
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    {
      "ipa": "/æːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ær"
}

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