Old English

Noun

ǣdre f

1. (anatomy) vein, artery; sinew
   • Swat ædrum sprong.‎ ― Blood sprang from the veins.
2. channel for liquids, a river
3. kidney

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: edre
  • English: edder (dialectal)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ēdraz, from Proto-Indo-European *āt- ‎(“quick”). Cognate with Old High German atar, Old Saxon adro, Latvian ātrs.

Adverb

ǣdre

1. directly, instantly, at once

   Him ða ædre God andswarede.‎ ― God answered him straight away.

2. (poetic) fully, entirely