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ǣ
r
PREP
before
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/734
,
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ær#Old_English
Attested in
Bede's Death Song
,
Sellic Spell
,
Ætherlwold's Reforms
,
Exeter Book Riddle 5
originates from: PGmc
*airiz
"earlier" (airiz
>
airi
>
āri
>
ǣri
>
ǣr) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:234)
Component of compounds
ǣrdæg
"before-day"