adder

/ˈædə/A-dur
/ˈædɚ/A-dur

Meaninga snake, a serpent

Common meaning: a venomous snake

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishnædre‘an adder, snake’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishadderesource
  3. Englishadder‘a venomous snake’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English nædre ‘a snake, a serpent’.

Did you know (Auger lost its…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry AUGER, p. 42 · dictionary scan

Did you know (An older "a…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ADDER, p. 8 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • nædre Old English “a snake, a serpent”

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