ærne

Old English

Etymology

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Adjective

ǣrne (comparative ǣrnra, superlative ǣrnost)

1. early
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 21, verse 4

     Witodlīce on ǣrne merġen sē Hǣlend stōd on þām strande; ne ġecnēowon þēah ðā leorningcnihtas þæt hit sē Hǣlend wæs.

     Certainly at early morning the Healer (Jesus) stood at the shore; Though the disciples did not recognise that it was the Healer (Jesus).

Declension

Declension of ǣrne — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣrne	ǣrnu, ǣrno	ǣrne
Accusative	ǣrne	ǣrne	ǣrne
Genitive	ǣrnes	ǣrnre	ǣrnes
Dative	ǣrnum	ǣrnre	ǣrnum
Instrumental	ǣrne	ǣrnre	ǣrne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣrne	ǣrna, ǣrne	ǣrnu, ǣrno
Accusative	ǣrne	ǣrna, ǣrne	ǣrnu, ǣrno
Genitive	ǣrnra	ǣrnra	ǣrnra
Dative	ǣrnum	ǣrnum	ǣrnum
Instrumental	ǣrnum	ǣrnum	ǣrnum

Declension of ǣrne — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣrna	ǣrne	ǣrne
Accusative	ǣrnan	ǣrnan	ǣrne
Genitive	ǣrnan	ǣrnan	ǣrnan
Dative	ǣrnan	ǣrnan	ǣrnan
Instrumental	ǣrnan	ǣrnan	ǣrnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣrnan	ǣrnan	ǣrnan
Accusative	ǣrnan	ǣrnan	ǣrnan
Genitive	ǣrnra, ǣrnena	ǣrnra, ǣrnena	ǣrnra, ǣrnena
Dative	ǣrnum	ǣrnum	ǣrnum
Instrumental	ǣrnum	ǣrnum	ǣrnum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǽrne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.