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ǽrend

  • noun [ neuter ]
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ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo
An ERRAND, a message, an embassy, news, tidings, an answer, business, care; nuntium, mandatum, negotium, cura
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  • Ne mæg ðæs ǽrendes ylding wyrþan

    there may not be a delay of this errand,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 429
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    • An. 215
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  • He his hláfordes ǽrende secgan sceolde

    he should tell his lord's message,

    • Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 19
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  • Hí hæfdon nyt ǽrend

    they had a profitable errand,

    • 5, 10; S. 624, 21: 3, 6
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    • S. 528, 17
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    • L. C. S. 76
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    • Th. i. 418, 5
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  • He sent on his ǽrenda

    he sends on his errands,

    • Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25
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  • Híg lægdon ǽrende

    they imposed an errand,

    • Chr. 1065; Th. 332, 25, col. 2
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  • He aboden hæfde Godes ǽrendu

    he had announced God's messages,

    • Exon. 43a; Th. 145, 17
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    • Gú. 696: 51b
      • ;
    • Th. 179, 31
      • ;
    • Gú. 1270
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  • Hí lufedon Godes ǽrendo

    they loved God's errands,

    • 34b; Th. 111, 27
      • ;
    • Gú. 133
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. arend, erend, as in arend-rake, erend-mon
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Orm. ernde
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R. Glouc. ernde, erinde
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O. Sax. árundi, n. message
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M. H. Ger. árant, érende, m. message
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O. H. Ger. áranti. áronti, árunti, m. nuntius; f. verbum, mandatum
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Dan. ærinde, ærend
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Swed. ærende
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O. Nrs. örundi, erendi, n. negotium
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Sansk. ír ire, to go
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Similar entries
v. ár a messenger.
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v.  ÁR.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽrend.” 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/751.

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