Old English · noun
ar
Normalised ār
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ɑːr/
- Syllables
- ɑːr (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- oarorehonourmessengerheraldmissionarycoppergrace
ar1 · noun · masculine
Senses
-
messenger, herald
Ic eom Hroðgares ar ond ombiht.
I am Hrothgar's herald and officer.
8ᵗʰ-11ᵗʰ century, Beowulf, ll. 335-6: -
angel
-
missionary
Declension · strong a-stem
ar2 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
honour, glory, grace
Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð, Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful
Exeter Book, The Wanderer
Declension · strong ō-stem
ar3 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
ore, brass, copper
Declension · strong a-stem
ar4 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
oar
Declension · strong ō-stem
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *airu (“messenger”), from Proto-Germanic *airuz. Cognate with Old Saxon ēru, Old Norse árr, Gothic (airus).
From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu (“respect, honour”). Cognate with German Ehre.
From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz. Cognate with Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“of metal, of iron”), Gothic (aiz, “ore”), from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos. Compare Dutch oer (“iron-holding earth”). Compare Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).
From Proto-West Germanic *airu (“oar”), from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”). Cognate with Old Norse ár, Danish åre, Swedish åra.
Descendants
ore, oar
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