"wedder" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [ˈwɛdər], [ˈwɪdɪr], [ˈwadər] Forms: wedders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wether, wethir, wedyr, from Old English weþer (“wether, ram”), from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|wether}} Middle English wether, {{inh|sco|ang|weþer|t=wether, ram}} Old English weþer (“wether, ram”), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*weþruz|t=wether}} Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“wether”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*wet-|t=year}} Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|wedders|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} wedder (plural wedders), {{sco-noun}} wedder (plural wedders)
  1. wether (castrated male sheep) Categories (lifeform): Male animals, Sheep Derived forms: Dunbaur wedder (english: salted herring)
    Sense id: en-wedder-sco-noun-plGYQLv3 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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      "ipa": "[ˈwɪdɪr]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈwadər]"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈwɛdər]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈwɪdɪr]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwadər]"
    }
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