edre

See also: -èdre

Middle English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːd.ɾə/

Etymology

From Old English ǣdre (“a vein, artery; sinew”), from Proto-Indo-European *ēt-er- (“stomach, intestines”). Cognates include (from Germanic) Old Saxon -āðara (Dutch ader), Old High German ādra (German Ader), Old Norse æðr (Swedish åder); (from Indo-European) Ancient Greek ἦτορ (êtor, “heart”), Latin uterus, Old Irish inathar (“entrails”).

Noun

edre (plural edren)

  1. A vein; a blood vessel.

Descendants
  • English: edder (dialectal)
References
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