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ǽr

  • preposition
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Grammar
ǽr, prep, d.
Wright's OE grammar
§134; §559;
Before; ante
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  • Ǽr his swylt-dæge

    before his death-day,

    • Cd. 62; Th. 74, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 1221
      • .

  • Ǽr dægréde

    before dawn,

    • 223; Th. 294, 4
      • ;
    • Sat. 466
      • .

  • Ǽr sunnan his nama sóþfæst standeþ, byþ his setl ǽr swylce ðonne móna

    ante solem permanebit nomen ejus, et ante lunam sedes ejus,

    • Ps. Th. 71, 17
      • .

  • Ǽr ðam flóde

    ante diluvium,

    • Mt. Bos. 24, 38
      • .

  • Ǽr ðé

    before thee,

    • Bt. 41, 3; Fox 246, 26
      • .

  • Ǽr ðam

    before that, before;

    antequam

    ,
    • Mt. Bos. 6, 8
      • :
    • Exon. 61a; Th. 224, 22
      • ;
    • Ph. 379
      • .

  • Ǽr ðam ðe

    before that which, till;

    priusquam

    ,
    • Ps. Spl. 38, 18
      • :
    • Mt. Bos. 12, 20
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. ér ante
:
M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger. ér ante
.]
Linked entries
v.  ǽr-ðam ǽr-ðam-ðe eár.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽr.” 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/734.

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