"edre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛːd.ɾə/ Forms: edren [plural], ethre [alternative], adre [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ǣdre (“a vein, artery; sinew”). Cognates include (from Germanic) Old Saxon -āðara (Dutch ader), Old High German ādra (German Ader), Old Norse æðr (Swedish åder); (from Indo-European) Ancient Greek ἦτορ (êtor, “heart”), Latin uterus, Old Irish inathar (“entrails”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:ǣdre<id:vein>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*ādrā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ǣdre", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "edre", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="edre">, {{dercat|enm|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{der|enm|ang|ǣdre|t=a vein, artery; sinew}} Old English ǣdre (“a vein, artery; sinew”), {{q|from Germanic}} (from Germanic), {{q|from Indo-European}} (from Indo-European) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} edre, {{enm-noun|edren}} edre (plural edren)
  1. A vein; a blood vessel.
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  2. The kidneys
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