nædre
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *nadrā, from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ. Cognate with Old High German natra, Old Norse naðra, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌳𐍂𐍃 (nadrs).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nǣdre f
- snake
- "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
- And nū ic sealde ēow ānweald tō tredenne ofer nǣddran. And snacan and ofer ǣlc fēondes mæġen. And nān þing ēow ne derað...
- And now I gave you power to tread over adders and snakes and over each fiends' force. And no thing harms you.
- "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
Declension
[edit]Declension of nǣdre (weak)
Derived terms
[edit]- nǣderbita (“mongoose”)
- wæternǣdre (“water snake”)
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: nadder [and other forms]
- English: adder, edder (by rebracketing)
- Scots: edder
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