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ǽdre

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
ǽdre, ǽddre, édre, an; f; ǽdr, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§260; §404;
a channel for liquids, An artery, a vein, fountain, river; arteria, vena, fons, rivus;
Similar entries
v. wæter-ǽdre
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  • Feorh aléton þurh ǽdra wylm

    they let life forth through the fountain of their veins,

    • Exon. 72b; Th. 271, 6
      • ;
    • Jul. 478
      • .

  • Blédaþ ǽdran

    the veins shall bleed,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 290
      • ;
    • Sal. 144
      • .

  • Swát ǽdrum sprong

    blood sprang from the veins,

    • Beo. Th. 5925
      • ;
    • B. 2966
      • .
a nerve, sinew, kidney; nervus, ren
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  • Wǽron míne ǽdra ealle tolýsde

    renes mei resoluti sunt,

    • Ps. Th. 72, 17
      • .

  • Ðú canst míne ǽdre ealle

    tu possedisti omnes renes meos,

    • 138, 11
      • .

  • Ðá for ðam cýle him gescuncan ealle ǽdra

    then all his sinews shrank because of the cold,

    • Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 39
      • .
Etymology
[
Plat. ader
:
O. Frs. eddere, eddre
:
O. Dut. adere
:
Ger. ader
:
M. H. Ger. áder
:
O. H. Ger. ádara
:
Dan. aare
:
Swed. åder
:
Norw. aader
:
O. Nrs. æd, f.
]
Derived forms
wæter-ǽdre
Linked entries
v.  ceddran ǽddran ǽdr ǽdre-weg eador-geard édre.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽdre.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/373.

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  • ǽdre, n.

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