æber
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ǣ- + -bǣre, unstressed form of *uzbēriz, from *bēriz.
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 and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǽ-ber”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.