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Positive forms ofær
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ær	ær	ært
	accusative	æran	æra	ært
	dative	ærum	ærri	æru
	genitive	ærs	ærrar	ærs

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ærir	ærar	ær
	accusative	æra	ærar	ær
	dative	ærum
	genitive	ærra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	æri	æra	æra
	acc/dat/gen	æra	æru	æra
	plural (all-case)	æru

Comparative forms ofær
weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	ærari	ærari	ærara
	plural (all-case)	ærari

Superlative forms ofær
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ærastur	ærust	ærast
	accusative	ærastan	ærasta	ærast
	dative	ærustum	ærastri	ærustu
	genitive	ærasts	ærastrar	ærasts

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ærastir	ærastar	ærust
	accusative	ærasta	ærastar	ærust
	dative	ærustum
	genitive	ærastra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ærasti	ærasta	ærasta
	acc/dat/gen	ærasta	ærustu	ærasta
	plural (all-case)	ærustu

References

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Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989),Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies,→ISBN(Available atMálið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norseæðr(“eider”).

Noun

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ær f or m (definite singularæraoræren,indefinite pluralærer,definite pluralærene)

eider

Synonyms

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ærfugl

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ær

imperative ofære

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norseæðr.

Noun

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ær f (definite singularæra,indefinite pluralærer,definite pluralærene)

eider

Usage notes

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The compoundærfugl is more commonly used.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ær

imperative ofæra

Etymology 3

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Noun

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ær n (definite singularæret,indefinite pluralær,definite pluralæra)

(pre-2012)alternative form ofarr

Etymology 4

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FromOld Norseyðr.

Alternative forms

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ør,øder

Pronoun

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ær (possessiveærs)

(obsolete or dialectal)objective case ofi

References

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“ær” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
Ivar Aasen (1850), “i”, inOrdbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[1] (in Danish), Oslo:Samlaget, published2000

Old English

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Etymology

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FromProto-Germanic*airiz, originally a comparative form (=‘earlier’).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /æːr/

Adjective

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ǣr (comparativeǣrra,superlativeǣrest)

early,previous,former

Declension

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Declension ofǣr — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣr	ǣr	ǣr
Accusative	ǣrne	ǣre	ǣr
Genitive	ǣres	ǣrre	ǣres
Dative	ǣrum	ǣrre	ǣrum
Instrumental	ǣre	ǣrre	ǣre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣre	ǣra,ǣre	ǣr
Accusative	ǣre	ǣra,ǣre	ǣr
Genitive	ǣrra	ǣrra	ǣrra
Dative	ǣrum	ǣrum	ǣrum
Instrumental	ǣrum	ǣrum	ǣrum

Declension ofǣr — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣra	ǣre	ǣre
Accusative	ǣran	ǣran	ǣre
Genitive	ǣran	ǣran	ǣran
Dative	ǣran	ǣran	ǣran
Instrumental	ǣran	ǣran	ǣran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣran	ǣran	ǣran
Accusative	ǣran	ǣran	ǣran
Genitive	ǣrra,ǣrena	ǣrra,ǣrena	ǣrra,ǣrena
Dative	ǣrum	ǣrum	ǣrum
Instrumental	ǣrum	ǣrum	ǣrum

Preposition

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ǣr

before,(in negative sentences)until
Hēo becōm ānre nihtǣr mē.
She arrived one daybefore me.
Earge sweltaþ manigum sīðumǣr heora dēaðum.
Cowards die many timesbefore their deaths.
- 10th century,The Wanderer:
  Til biþ sē þe his trēowe ġehealdeþ, · ne sċeal nǣfre his torn tō ryċene
  beorn of his brēostum ācȳþan, · nemþe hēǣr þā bōte cunne,
  eorl mid elne ġefremman. · Wel bið þām þe him āre sēċeð,
  frōfre tō fæder on heofonum, · þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stondeð.
  Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath,
  fighter of his breasts, too quickly, unlessbefore this help he would
  know how to help out a man with strength. It's good for him who seeks
  help from the Father in heavens, where this whole fastening stands for us.

Conjunction

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ǣr

before,(in negative sentences)until
- 10th century,The Wanderer:
  forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer,ǣr hē āge
  wintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.
  thus a man cannot become wise,before he would own
  a part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.
Ne telle man nānne mann ġesǣliġneǣr hē biþ dēad.
No one should be considered luckyuntil he is dead.
Ǣr þon þe hē hit cwæþ, nyste hē nā hwæt hē cweðan wolde.
Until he said it, he did not know what he was going to say.
rather than (in preference to)
- c. 992,Ælfric,"THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL"
  "Paulus cwæð to Petre, "Broðer, þu wære Gode gecorenær ic,
  Paul said to Peter, "Brother, thou wast chosen of Godbefore me

Adverb

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ǣr

previously
- c. 992,Ælfric,"On the Purification of St. Mary"
  Uton fon nu on þæt godspel ðær we hitǣr forlēton.
  Let us now resume the gospel where wepreviously left it.
already
- c. 992,Ælfric,"For Palm Sunday"
  Þam folce wearð cūð þæt se Hælend arærde lytle ær Lazarum of deaðe, seðe læg stincende feower niht on byrgene: þa comon þa togeanes Criste þe geleaffulle wæron, mid þam wurðmynte, swa weǣr cwædon.
  It was known to the people that Christ a little before had raised Lazarus from death, who had lain stinking four nights in the grave: then those, who were believing, came to meet Christ with the honours which we havealready mentioned.