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
- a watersnake
Declension
Declension of wæternædre (weak)
| Case | 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
- English: water adder
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “wæternædre”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.