spiþre

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

spider, spiþer, spiþere, spiþur, spyder, spydyr

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old English spīþra, from Proto-West Germanic *spinþrijō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈspiːðrə/, /ˈspiːdrə/, /-ər(ə)/

Noun edit

spiþre (plural spiþeres)

A spider (kind of arthropod).

Descendants edit

English: spider
Scots: spider

References edit

“spīther, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.

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