"atter" meaning in Middle English

See atter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈatər/ Forms: attre [dative, singular], attere [dative, singular], attere [alternative], attir [alternative], attre [alternative], atture [alternative], attyr [alternative], attyre [alternative], atterr [alternative, Ormulum]
Etymology: From Old English āttor, ǣttor, variants of ātor, from Proto-West Germanic *aitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyd-. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|āttor}} Old English āttor, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*aitr}} Proto-West Germanic *aitr, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*aitrą}} Proto-Germanic *aitrą, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₂eyd-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyd- Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} atter, {{enm-noun|-|dat=attre, attere}} atter (uncountable, dative singular attre, attere)
  1. A poison or toxin; that which poisons. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-atter-enm-noun-FPisdh4b Categories (other): Poisons Disambiguation of Poisons: 74 11 4 11
  2. Something bitter or acrid-tasting. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-atter-enm-noun-dyJ2e76b Categories (other): Taste Disambiguation of Taste: 12 66 7 15
  3. Something purulent or pussy. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-atter-enm-noun-ZTj1r-UX
  4. (figurative) A malign or corrupting thing. Tags: figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-atter-enm-noun--aki2-1z Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 18 9 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: attercoppe, attern, attren, attry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "atter"
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    },
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        "Something bitter or acrid-tasting."
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        "(figurative) A malign or corrupting thing."
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    }
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "atture",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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    {
      "word": "attercoppe"
    },
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    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈatər/"
    }
  ],
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