anræd
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainarēdaz. Equivalent to ān (“one”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Cognate with Old High German einrāti and Old Norse einráðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːnˌræːd/
Adjective
ānrǣd
- one-minded, unanimous, agreed
- persevering, resolute
- prompt, vehement
Declension
Declension of ānrǣd — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ānrǣd | ānrǣd | ānrǣd |
| Accusative | ānrǣdne | ānrǣde | ānrǣd |
| Genitive | ānrǣdes | ānrǣdre | ānrǣdes |
| Dative | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdre | ānrǣdum |
| Instrumental | ānrǣde | ānrǣdre | ānrǣde |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ānrǣde | ānrǣda, ānrǣde | ānrǣd |
| Accusative | ānrǣde | ānrǣda, ānrǣde | ānrǣd |
| Genitive | ānrǣdra | ānrǣdra | ānrǣdra |
| Dative | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum |
| Instrumental | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum |
Declension of ānrǣd — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ānrǣda | ānrǣde | ānrǣde |
| Accusative | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan | ānrǣde |
| Genitive | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan |
| Dative | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan |
| Instrumental | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan |
| Accusative | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan | ānrǣdan |
| Genitive | ānrǣdra, ānrǣdena | ānrǣdra, ānrǣdena | ānrǣdra, ānrǣdena |
| Dative | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum |
| Instrumental | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum | ānrǣdum |
Derived terms
- ānrǣdlīċ (“unhesitating, decided”)
- ānrǣdlīċe (“unanimously, resolutely, constantly”)
- ānrǣdnes (“unanimity, concord, agreement, constancy, steadfastness, diligence, earnestness”)
Related terms
- twirǣde (“uncertain, undecided, irresolute”)
Descendants
- Middle English: ānrēd
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ānrǣd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.