anræd

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainarēdaz. Equivalent to ān (“one”) +‎ rǣd (“counsel”). Cognate with Old High German einrāti and Old Norse einráðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnˌræːd/

Adjective

ānrǣd

1. one-minded, unanimous, agreed
2. persevering, resolute
3. prompt, vehement

Declension

Declension of ānrǣd — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānrǣd	ānrǣd	ānrǣd
Accusative	ānrǣdne	ānrǣde	ānrǣd
Genitive	ānrǣdes	ānrǣdre	ānrǣdes
Dative	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdre	ānrǣdum
Instrumental	ānrǣde	ānrǣdre	ānrǣde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānrǣde	ānrǣda, ānrǣde	ānrǣd
Accusative	ānrǣde	ānrǣda, ānrǣde	ānrǣd
Genitive	ānrǣdra	ānrǣdra	ānrǣdra
Dative	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum
Instrumental	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum

Declension of ānrǣd — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānrǣda	ānrǣde	ānrǣde
Accusative	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan	ānrǣde
Genitive	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan
Dative	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan
Instrumental	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan
Accusative	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan	ānrǣdan
Genitive	ānrǣdra, ānrǣdena	ānrǣdra, ānrǣdena	ānrǣdra, ānrǣdena
Dative	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum
Instrumental	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum	ānrǣdum

Derived terms

• ānrǣdlīċ (“unhesitating, decided”)
• ānrǣdlīċe (“unanimously, resolutely, constantly”)
• ānrǣdnes (“unanimity, concord, agreement, constancy, steadfastness, diligence, earnestness”)

Related terms

• twirǣde (“uncertain, undecided, irresolute”)

Descendants

• Middle English: ānrēd

References

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