wæternædre
Old English
Alternative forms
- wæternǣdre, wæternedre
Etymology
From wæter + nædre. Cognate with Old High German wazzarnatra.
Noun
wæternædre f
- A watersnake.
Declension
Declension of wæternædre (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wæternædre | wæternædran |
| accusative | wæternædran | wæternædran |
| genitive | wæternædran | wæternædrena |
| dative | wæternædran | wæternædrum |
Descendants
- Middle English: watyrnedyre, water neddyr, watir edyr, watyradyr, water addre
- English: water adder
References
- wæternædre in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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