ær
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ær, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛaːɹ/
Noun
ær f (genitive singular ær, plural ær)
- ewe
- ofta eigur svørt ær hvítt lamb.
- Black ewes often give birth to white lambs.
Declension
Declension of ær | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 terms
- áseyður
- ærkjøt
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aiːr/
- Rhymes: -aiːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ær, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse œrr, from Proto-Germanic *wōrijaz.
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ærari | ærari | ærara |
accusative | ærari | ærari | ærara |
dative | ærari | ærari | ærara |
genitive | ærari | ærari | ærara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ærari | ærari | ærari |
accusative | ærari | ærari | ærari |
dative | ærari | ærari | ærari |
genitive | ærari | ærari | ærari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
Norwegian Bokmål
Synonyms
- ærfugl
Derived terms
- ederdun
- ederdunsdyne
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌶 (airiz), Old Norse ár (“early”) (adj.), árla (“early”) (adv.) (> Danish and Norwegian årle), Old High German ēr (German eher), Old Frisian ēr, Old Saxon ēr, Old Dutch ēr (Dutch eer). Cognate with Albanian errët (“dark”), herët (“early”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æːr/
Preposition
ǣr
- before (in time)
- Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase:
- Ær his swylt-dæge.
- Before his death-day.
- Ær his swylt-dæge.
- Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase:
Conjunction
ǣr
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