aundire
Middle English
Alternative forms
- andirne, aundern, aunderun, aundhern, aundhirn, aundiren, aundiron, aundyre, aundyren, aundyrn, aundyryn, awnderne, awndyryn, handyryn, haundirrin
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French andier, from Gaulish anderon (“heifer”); some forms are influenced by iren (“iron”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯nˌdiːr(ə)/, /ˈau̯nˌdeːr(ə)/, /ˈau̯nˌdiːr(ə)n/, /ˈau̯ndərn/, /ˈan-/
Noun
aundire (plural aundires)
Descendants
- English: andiron
References
- “aundir(en, -īren, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.