"attern" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more attern [comparative], most attern [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)n Etymology: From Middle English attern, from Old English ǣtren (“poisoned, poisonous, venomous”), from Proto-West Germanic *ait(t)rīn (“poisonous”). Equivalent to atter + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|attern}} Middle English attern, {{inh|en|ang|ǣtren|t=poisoned, poisonous, venomous}} Old English ǣtren (“poisoned, poisonous, venomous”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ait(t)rīn|t=poisonous}} Proto-West Germanic *ait(t)rīn (“poisonous”), {{suffix|en|atter|en|id2=made of}} atter + -en Head templates: {{en-adj}} attern (comparative more attern, superlative most attern)
  1. (UK dialectal) Venomous; poisonous. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-attern-en-adj-aBer~ryf Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -en (made of) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (made of): 48 52
  2. (UK dialectal, of people) Cruel; fierce; ill-natured. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-attern-en-adj-UeWyGol1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -en (made of) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (made of): 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: attern-temper

Adjective [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English ǣtren, ættern, from Proto-West Germanic *ait(t)rīn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ǣtren}} Old English ǣtren, {{m|ang|ættern}} ættern, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*ait(t)rīn}} Proto-West Germanic *ait(t)rīn Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} attern, {{enm-adj}} attern
  1. Containing poison; poisonous, venomous. Synonyms: atterne, hatterne
    Sense id: en-attern-enm-adj-YfTA6aGD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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