ædre

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæːd.re/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ. Cognates include Old Frisian ēdere, Old High German ādra, Old Norse æðr. ==== Noun ==== ǣdre f (anatomy) vein, artery; sinew channel for liquids, a river kidney ===== Declension ===== Weak n-stem: ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: edre === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *ēdraz, from Proto-Indo-European *āt- (“quick”). Cognate with Old High German atar, Old Saxon adro, Latvian ātrs. ==== Adverb ==== ǣdre directly, instantly, at once (poetic) fully, entirely ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: ȝedire, yēder (“frequently”)