ærende

See also: ärende

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *airundiją (“message”). Cognate with Old Frisian erende, Old Saxon ārundi, Old High German āruntī, Old Norse eyrindi (Danish ærinde, Swedish ärende). Apparently related to Old English ār (“messenger”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæːrende/

Noun

ǣrende n (nominative plural ǣrendu)

  1. message, errand, embassy, news, tidings, answer, business, care

Declension
Declension of ærende (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣrende ǣrendu
accusative ǣrende ǣrendu
genitive ǣrendes ǣrenda
dative ǣrende ǣrendum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: erande, erende
    • English: errand
    • Scots: erand, eirand, earand

References
  • ǽrend in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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