æber
Old English
Alternative forms
- ǣbǣr, *ǣbēre, *ǣbǣre
Etymology
From ǣ- + -bǣre, unstressed form of *uzbēriz, from *bēriz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæː.beːr/
Adjective
ǣbēr
- notorious
- Se ǣbēra þēof
- The notorious thief
- proved (to be), exposed, manifest, apparent, blatant
- Ǣbēre morþ æfter woruldlage is bōtlēas
- Slaughter proved to be murder, according to secular law, is unpardonable
Declension
Declension of ǣbēr — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣbēr | ǣbēr | ǣbēr |
| Accusative | ǣbērne | ǣbēre | ǣbēr |
| Genitive | ǣbēres | ǣbērre | ǣbēres |
| Dative | ǣbērum | ǣbērre | ǣbērum |
| Instrumental | ǣbēre | ǣbērre | ǣbēre |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣbēre | ǣbēra, ǣbēre | ǣbēr |
| Accusative | ǣbēre | ǣbēra, ǣbēre | ǣbēr |
| Genitive | ǣbērra | ǣbērra | ǣbērra |
| Dative | ǣbērum | ǣbērum | ǣbērum |
| Instrumental | ǣbērum | ǣbērum | ǣbērum |
Declension of ǣbēr — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣbēra | ǣbēre | ǣbēre |
| Accusative | ǣbēran | ǣbēran | ǣbēre |
| Genitive | ǣbēran | ǣbēran | ǣbēran |
| Dative | ǣbēran | ǣbēran | ǣbēran |
| Instrumental | ǣbēran | ǣbēran | ǣbēran |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣbēran | ǣbēran | ǣbēran |
| Accusative | ǣbēran | ǣbēran | ǣbēran |
| Genitive | ǣbērra, ǣbērena | ǣbērra, ǣbērena | ǣbērra, ǣbērena |
| Dative | ǣbērum | ǣbērum | ǣbērum |
| Instrumental | ǣbērum | ǣbērum | ǣbērum |
Derived terms
- ēbērmorþ (“open murder”)
- English: aberemurder (“premeditated murder”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǽ-ber”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.