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edder.

poison (especially snake poison)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛðˀɐ/

  1. poison (especially snake poison)

    common-gender · no-plural · poetic

  2. inflammation

    archaic · common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish etær, from Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyd-, *h₂eyd-. Cognate with Icelandic eitur, Faroese eitur, Elfdalian ietter, English atter, Dutch etter, and German Eiter.

noun

  1. eider

    dated · poetic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse æðr.

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