atter
English
Alternative forms
- attir, etter (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English atter, ater, from Old English āttor, ǣttor, ātor (“poison”), from Proto-Germanic *aitrą (“gland, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ayd-, *oyd- (“tumor, abscess”). Cognate with Scots attir (“corrupt matter, pus”), Scots atter, etter (“poison, venom”), Shetlandic eter (“poison; bitter cold”), Saterland Frisian Atter (“pus”), Dutch etter (“pus”), German Eiter (“poison, pus”), Danish edder, ædder (“venom”), Swedish etter (“poison, venom, virulence”), Norwegian eiter (“venom”), Icelandic eitur (“poison”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈætə/
- Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)
Noun
atter (plural atters)
- (archaic or Britain dialectal) Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.
- (archaic or Britain dialectal) Pus, corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound.
- (Britain dialectal) Epithelium produced on the tongue.
- (Britain dialectal) A scab; a dry sore.
Derived terms
- attercop
- atteril
- attering
- atterly
- attermite
- attern
- atter-pile
- atterscar
- attery
Verb
atter (third-person singular simple present atters, present participle attering, simple past and past participle attered)
- (Britain dialectal) To venom; sting.
- (Britain dialectal) To discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake.
Anagrams
- Treat, tater, teart, tetra, tetra-, treat
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse aptr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atər/, [ˈad̥ɐ]
Adverb
atter
- again
Synonyms
- igen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse aptr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑtər/
- Rhymes: -ər
Adverb
atter
- again
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse aptr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑtːɛr/
Adverb
atter
- aft (in the back of a boat)
- (mostly poetic) again
- 1860, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, "Vaaren":
- […] Heggen og Tre, som der Blomar er paa, eg atter saag bløma.
- […] once again I saw the bird cherry and the flowering trees in bloom.
- […] Heggen og Tre, som der Blomar er paa, eg atter saag bløma.
- 1860, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, "Vaaren":
References
- “atter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.