ǽr
before a certain time or circumstance ⬩ before the proper time ⬩ ago
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Ǽr ðæs monnes hryre, 299, 18. Ǽr anginne, Hml. S. 1, 17. before the proper time. Similar entries v. ǽr-ǽt :-- Ðæt men ǽr tíman ne gereordige, Hml. S. 16, 316. Ǽr mǽle, Hml.
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ǽr
ERE ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ earlier ⬩ formerly ⬩ already ⬩ some time ago ⬩ lately ⬩ just now ⬩ till ⬩ until ⬩ antea ⬩ prius ⬩ mane ⬩ mature ⬩ dudum
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Ǽr on morgen early in the morning, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 10; Sat. 515: Ps. Th. 18, 5: Ex. 12, 22. Nóht micle ǽr non multo ante, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 21. Hwéne ǽr scarcely before, just before, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25. Swýðe ǽr very early; valde mane, Mk.
ǽr
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Blódlǽs is tó forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr hláfmæsse, Lch. ii. 146, 8. Ðá geácsedon ðá consulas ðæt ǽr, ǽr Hannibal, Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 23. Heó cymð ǽr, ǽr ðá wyrðmynðu, Past. 209, 16
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ǽr
Before ⬩ ante
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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
ERE ⬩ before that ⬩ antequam ⬩ priusquam
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ERE, before that; antequam, priusquam Ǽr heó wordum cwæþ ere she said in words, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 3; Sat. 409. Ǽr hie to setle gong ere she went to her seat, Beo. Th. 4043; B. 2019. Ǽr ge furður féran ere that ye further proceed, 510; B. 252.
ǽr
early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first
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Hé wolde warnian on ǽr, Gen. 6, 6. Fela þing wiste se hálga wer on ǽr, lange ǽr hí gelumpon, Hml.
ær
Ocean ⬩ The waves of the ocean
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The waves of the ocean Ofer æra gebland over the mingling of the waves, Chr. 937; Th. i. 202, 38, col. 1
ǽr
Brass ⬩ æs
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Brass; æs Siððan folca bearn ǽres [MS. ǽrest] cúðon and ísernes since then the sons of men have known brass and iron, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 22; Gen. 1088: Wrt. Voc. 8, 27
ǽr
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Add Ǽr . . . siþþan, Chr. 690; P. 40, 10: Hml. Th. 244, 28. Add Ǽrest . . . siþþan, Hml. Th. i. 276, ii
ǽr
Early ⬩ former ⬩ preceding ⬩ ancient ⬩ prior ⬩ præcedens ⬩ antiquus
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Fram ǽrne mergen óþ ǽfen from early morning till evening, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 8. Swá he wæs gyrstan dæg and ǽran dæg sicut erat heri et nudius tertius, Gen. 31, 5. Ðæs ǽran tácnes prioris signi, Ex. 4, 8.
ǽr
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Add: [Without positive (for ǽrne mergen l. ǽrnemergen), but see ǽr; adv.] From ǽran morgene, Chr. 538; P. 17, note 11. Ðá ðe on ǽran tíman lífes wǽron, Lch. iii. 436, 5. Ðǽre ǽran hǽle incolomitati pristinae, An. Ox. 4354. On ðá ǽran hǽle, 1875.
ǽr-deáþ
Early death ⬩ mors immatura
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Early death; mors immatura Regnþeófas dǽlaþ yldo, oððe ǽr-deáþ the great thieves find age, or early death, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 14; Exod. 539
ǽr-dǽd
Former conduct ⬩ a past deed ⬩ ante-actum
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Former conduct, a past deed; ante-actum Wyt witodlíce be uncer ǽr-dǽdum onfóþ nos duo quidem juste, nam digna factis recipimus, Lk. Bos. 23, 41: Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 24, note
ǽr-gescod
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ǽr-ðam
before that
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before that,Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379
ǽr-morgen
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Se ǽr-merigen wæs fram Adam oð Nóe, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 18. Gewordenum ðám ǽrmergene mane facto, Gr. D. 72, 11. Ǽrmergenne, 201, 25. From ǽrmorgenne oð heáne undern, R. Ben. 74, 10. From ǽrmergenne (-morgene, MS. E.), Chr. 538; P. 16, 12.
ǽrst
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