loddere
Old English
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ludraz (“useless; worthless; bad”). Compare Old Norse loddari (“juggler; tramp”), Old High German lotar (“vain; void; insignificant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlod.de.re/
Noun
loddere m (nominative plural lodderas)
- poor person, pauper; beggar
Related terms
- lodrung
- lȳþre