wæternædre

Old English

Alternative forms

  • wæternēdre

Etymology

From wæter +‎ nǣdre. Cognate with Old High German wazzarnatra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæ.terˌnæːd.re/

Noun

wæternǣdre f

  1. a watersnake

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative wæternǣdre wæternǣdran
accusative wæternǣdran wæternǣdran
genitive wæternǣdran wæternǣdrena
dative wæternǣdran wæternǣdrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: watyrnedyre, water neddyr, watir edyr, watyradyr, water addre

References

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