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Old English · adjective

anræd

Normalised ānrǣd

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈɑːnˌræːd/
Syllables
ˈɑːn · ˌræːd (2 syllables)
Modern English
one-mindedagreedperseveringunanimousvehementmindedprompt

Meaning

  1. one-minded, unanimous, agreed

  2. persevering, resolute

    Iob, sē ēadiġa and sē ānrǣda godes þeġn, wæs swa fulfremed on eallum gōdnyssum þæt god sylf cwæþ bē him þæt his ġelīċa nǣre þā on þām līfe ofer eorþan.

    Job, the prosperous and unwavering servant of god, was so perfect in all his good deeds that God Himself said that there was no one like him living on Earth.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

  3. prompt, vehement

Declension

Strong declension of anræd
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ānrǣdānrǣdānrǣd
Accusative ānrǣdneānrǣdeānrǣd
Genitive ānrǣdesānrǣdreānrǣdes
Dative ānrǣdumānrǣdreānrǣdum
Instrumental ānrǣdeānrǣdreānrǣde
Plural
Nominative ānrǣdeānrǣdaānrǣdeānrǣd
Accusative ānrǣdeānrǣdaānrǣdeānrǣd
Genitive ānrǣdraānrǣdraānrǣdra
Dative ānrǣdumānrǣdumānrǣdum
Instrumental ānrǣdumānrǣdumānrǣdum
Weak declension of anræd
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ānrǣdaānrǣdeānrǣde
Accusative ānrǣdanānrǣdanānrǣde
Genitive ānrǣdanānrǣdanānrǣdan
Dative ānrǣdanānrǣdanānrǣdan
Instrumental ānrǣdanānrǣdanānrǣdan
Plural
Nominative ānrǣdanānrǣdanānrǣdan
Accusative ānrǣdanānrǣdanānrǣdan
Genitive ānrǣdraānrǣdenaānrǣdraānrǣdenaānrǣdraānrǣdena
Dative ānrǣdumānrǣdumānrǣdum
Instrumental ānrǣdumānrǣdumānrǣdum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainarēdaz. Equivalent to ān (“one”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Cognate with Old High German einrāti and Old Norse einráðr.

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