áðr

See also: adr, ADR, -aðr, and adr.

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *ēdra- (“quickly, promptly”). Cognate with Old English ǣdre, Old Frisian ēdre, Old Saxon ātar, Old High German ādro.

Adverb

áðr (not comparable)

  1. already
  2. before, heretofore
  3. until

Descendants
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