æfre

== Old English == === Etymology === Not found in other Germanic languages. Possibly representing ā (“always, ever”) +‎ in fēore (“in life”), the final element being the dative form of Old English feorh (“life, existence”). Compare similar Old English construction ā tō fēore (“ever in life”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæːf.re/, [ˈæːv.re] === Adverb === ǣfre ever late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: evre, evere, ever, evir Scots: evire, evir English: ever