nædre
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *nadrā, from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ. Cognate with Old High German natra, Old Norse naðra, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌳𐍂𐍃 (nadrs).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nǣdre f
- snake
- "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
- And nū ic sealde ēow ānweald tō tredenne ofer nǣddran. And snacan and ofer ǣlc fēondes mæġen. And nān þing ēow ne derað...
- And now I gave you power to tread over adders and snakes and over each fiends' force. And no thing harms you.
- "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
Declension edit
Declension of nædre (weak)
Derived terms edit
- nǣderbita (“mongoose”)
- wæternǣdre (“water snake”)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: nadder [and other forms]
- English: adder, edder (by rebracketing)
- Scots: edder