"addre" meaning in Middle English

See addre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈadrə/, /ˈadər/, /ˈɛdrə/, /ˈɛdər/ [Kent, Northern, Southern, especially]
Etymology: PIE root *(s)neh₁- From naddre, with reanalysis of the initial /n/ as belonging to the article an. Etymology templates: {{PIE root box|enm|(s)neh₁-}} PIE root *(s)neh₁- Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} addre, {{enm-noun|pl2=addren}} addre (plural addres or addren) Forms: addres [plural], addren [plural], adder [alternative], addere [alternative], ader [alternative], edder [alternative], eddere [alternative], eddre [alternative], hedder [alternative], eddir [alternative, Northern, especially], eddyr [alternative, Northern, especially], eddyre [alternative, Northern, especially], edir [alternative, Northern, especially]
  1. A snake or serpent (legless reptile) Synonyms: naddre, serpent, snake
    Sense id: en-addre-enm-noun-P8-M5o0h
  2. A viper or adder (member of the family Viperinae). Synonyms: naddre
    Sense id: en-addre-enm-noun-GBKIz6I1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Vipers Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 39 11 42 Disambiguation of Vipers: 3 56 3 38
  3. A deceptive or malign individual. Synonyms: naddre
    Sense id: en-addre-enm-noun-fnv-MH42 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 39 11 42
  4. A symbol representing deception or evil, especially the Devil. Synonyms: naddre
    Sense id: en-addre-enm-noun-girO5VYh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 39 11 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 39 2 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 37 3 58

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "dialectal edder"
      ],
      "word": "adder"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "edder"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "eddar"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "edder"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "edder"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "edder"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "eddir"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "(s)neh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "PIE root\n *(s)neh₁-",
      "name": "PIE root box"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "PIE root\n *(s)neh₁-\nFrom naddre, with reanalysis of the initial /n/ as belonging to the article an.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "addres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "addren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "addere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ader",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hedder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddyre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "addre",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl2": "addren"
      },
      "expansion": "addre (plural addres or addren)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A snake or serpent (legless reptile)"
      ],
      "id": "en-addre-enm-noun-P8-M5o0h",
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ],
        [
          "serpent",
          "serpent"
        ],
        [
          "legless",
          "legless#English"
        ],
        [
          "reptile",
          "reptile#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        },
        {
          "word": "serpent"
        },
        {
          "word": "snake"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 39 11 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 56 3 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Vipers",
          "orig": "enm:Vipers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A viper or adder (member of the family Viperinae)."
      ],
      "id": "en-addre-enm-noun-GBKIz6I1",
      "links": [
        [
          "viper",
          "viper"
        ],
        [
          "adder",
          "adder"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member#English"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family#English"
        ],
        [
          "Viperinae",
          "Viperinae#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 39 11 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A deceptive or malign individual."
      ],
      "id": "en-addre-enm-noun-fnv-MH42",
      "links": [
        [
          "deceptive",
          "deceptive"
        ],
        [
          "malign",
          "malign"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 39 11 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 39 2 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 37 3 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol representing deception or evil, especially the Devil."
      ],
      "id": "en-addre-enm-noun-girO5VYh",
      "links": [
        [
          "represent",
          "represent#English"
        ],
        [
          "deception",
          "deception#English"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil#English"
        ],
        [
          "Devil",
          "Devil#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadrə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛdrə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛdər/",
      "tags": [
        "Kent",
        "Northern",
        "Southern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "addre"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₁-",
    "Middle English weak nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Vipers"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "dialectal edder"
      ],
      "word": "adder"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "edder"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "eddar"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "edder"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "edder"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "edder"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "eddir"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "PIE root\n *(s)neh₁-",
      "name": "PIE root box"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "PIE root\n *(s)neh₁-\nFrom naddre, with reanalysis of the initial /n/ as belonging to the article an.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "addres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "addren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "addere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ader",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hedder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eddyre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "addre",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl2": "addren"
      },
      "expansion": "addre (plural addres or addren)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A snake or serpent (legless reptile)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ],
        [
          "serpent",
          "serpent"
        ],
        [
          "legless",
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        ],
        [
          "reptile",
          "reptile#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        },
        {
          "word": "serpent"
        },
        {
          "word": "snake"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A viper or adder (member of the family Viperinae)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "viper",
          "viper"
        ],
        [
          "adder",
          "adder"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member#English"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family#English"
        ],
        [
          "Viperinae",
          "Viperinae#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A deceptive or malign individual."
      ],
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        [
          "deceptive",
          "deceptive"
        ],
        [
          "malign",
          "malign"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol representing deception or evil, especially the Devil."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "represent",
          "represent#English"
        ],
        [
          "deception",
          "deception#English"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil#English"
        ],
        [
          "Devil",
          "Devil#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naddre"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadrə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛdrə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛdər/",
      "tags": [
        "Kent",
        "Northern",
        "Southern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "addre"
}

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