"edder" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛdɚ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈɛðɚ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈɛdə/ (note: non-rhotic), /ˈɛðə/ (note: non-rhotic) Forms: edders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *edre, *eder, from Old English eder, edor (“hedge, fence”), from Proto-Germanic *edaraz, *eduraz (“hedge, border”). Cognate with Old High German etar. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*edre}} Middle English *edre, {{inh|en|ang|eder}} Old English eder, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*edaraz}} Proto-Germanic *edaraz, {{cog|goh|etar}} Old High German etar Head templates: {{en-noun}} edder (plural edders)
  1. (usually in the plural) A long flexible stick, rod or other piece of wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together. Tags: plural-normally
    Sense id: en-edder-en-noun-G9ZpxRPe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Circulatory system Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 42 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 12 30 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 12 30 30 25 Disambiguation of Circulatory system: 47 18 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yedder, ether
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: edders [plural]
Etymology: Variant of adder. Head templates: {{en-noun}} edder (plural edders)
  1. An adder or snake. Categories (lifeform): Snakes
    Sense id: en-edder-en-noun-7kyq9PtZ Disambiguation of Snakes: 25 57 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 42 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 12 30 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 12 30 30 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛdɚ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈɛðɚ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈɛdə/ (note: non-rhotic), /ˈɛðə/ (note: non-rhotic) Forms: edders [present, singular, third-person], eddering [participle, present], eddered [participle, past], eddered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *edre, *eder, from Old English eder, edor (“hedge, fence”), from Proto-Germanic *edaraz, *eduraz (“hedge, border”). Cognate with Old High German etar. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*edre}} Middle English *edre, {{inh|en|ang|eder}} Old English eder, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*edaraz}} Proto-Germanic *edaraz, {{cog|goh|etar}} Old High German etar Head templates: {{en-verb}} edder (third-person singular simple present edders, present participle eddering, simple past and past participle eddered)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To bind the top of, interweaving edder. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-edder-en-verb-d02h~7pz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 42 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 12 30 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 12 30 30 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yedder, ether
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "An adder or snake."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adder",
          "adder"
        ],
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "edder"
}

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