ær
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ær, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ær f (genitive singular ær, plural ær)
- ewe
- ofta eigur svørt ær hvítt lamb.
- Black ewes often give birth to white lambs.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ær | ||||
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f20 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ær | ærin | ær | ærnar |
accusative | ær | ærina | ær | ærnar |
dative | ær | ærini | óm | ónum |
genitive | ær | ærinnar | áa | áanna |
Derived termsEdit
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse ær, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
NounEdit
ær f (genitive singular ær, nominative plural ær)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse ǿrr, from Proto-Germanic *wōrijaz. Cognate to Old English wērig (modern weary).
AdjectiveEdit
ær (comparative ærari, superlative ærastur)
InflectionEdit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | ærastur | ærust | ærast |
accusative | ærastan | ærasta | ærast |
dative | ærustum | ærastri | ærustu |
genitive | ærasts | ærastrar | ærasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ærastir | ærastar | ærust |
accusative | ærasta | ærastar | ærust |
dative | ærustum | ærustum | ærustum |
genitive | ærastra | ærastra | ærastra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | ærasti | ærasta | ærasta |
accusative | ærasta | ærustu | ærasta |
dative | ærasta | ærustu | ærasta |
genitive | ærasta | ærustu | ærasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
accusative | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
dative | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
genitive | ærustu | ærustu | ærustu |
ReferencesEdit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
ær f or m (definite singular æra or æren, indefinite plural ærer, definite plural ærene)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
ær
- imperative of ære
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
ær f (definite singular æra, indefinite plural ærer, definite plural ærene)
Usage notesEdit
- The compound ærfugl is more commonly used.
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
ær
- imperative of æra
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
ær n (definite singular æret, indefinite plural ær, definite plural æra)
Etymology 4Edit
Alternative formsEdit
PronounEdit
ær (possessive ærs)
ReferencesEdit
- “ær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “i”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ǣr (comparative ǣrra, superlative ǣrest)
DeclensionEdit
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ǣr | ǣr | ǣr |
Accusative | ǣrne | ǣre | ǣr |
Genitive | ǣres | ǣrre | ǣres |
Dative | ǣrum | ǣrre | ǣrum |
Instrumental | ǣre | ǣrre | ǣre |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ǣre | ǣra, ǣre | ǣr |
Accusative | ǣre | ǣra, ǣre | ǣr |
Genitive | ǣrra | ǣrra | ǣrra |
Dative | ǣrum | ǣrum | ǣrum |
Instrumental | ǣrum | ǣrum | ǣrum |
PrepositionEdit
ǣr
- before, (in negative sentences) until
- Hēo becōm ānre niht ǣr mē.
- She arrived one day before me.
- Earge sweltaþ manigum sīðum ǣr heora dēaðum.
- Cowards die many times before their deaths.
ConjunctionEdit
ǣr
- before, (in negative sentences) until
- Ne telle man nānne mann ġesǣliġne ǣr hē biþ dēad.
- No one should be considered lucky until he is dead.
- Ǣr þon þe hē hit cwæþ, nyste hē nā hwæt hē cweðan wolde.
- Until he said it, he did not know what he was going to say.
- rather than (in preference to)
DescendantsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- ǣrlīċe
- ǣrdæġ
- ǣrgōd
- ǣrra ġēola (“December”)
Old NorseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
NounEdit
DeclensionEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
ær
ReferencesEdit
- ær in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.