Old English · prefix
ær-
- Part of speech
- prefix
- IPA
- /ˈæːr/
- Syllables
- ˈæːr (1 syllable)
Meaning
before, early, former, past, pre-
ancient, coming before, preceding
premature, coming too early or too soon
very, exceeding; prime
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *airi- (“before”), cognate with Old English ǣr (“ere, before”).
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