atter

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English āttor, ǣttor, ātor (“poison”), from Proto-Germanic *aitran (“gland, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *aid-, *oid- (“tumor, abscess”). Cognate with Dutch etter (“pus”), German Eiter (“poison, pus”), Danish edder, ædder (“venom”), Swedish etter (“poison, venom, virulence”), Icelandic eitr (“poison”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈætə/

Noun

atter (plural atters)

1. (archaic or UK dialectal) Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.
2. (archaic or UK dialectal) Pus, corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound.
3. (UK dialectal) Epithelium produced on the tongue.
4. (UK 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)

1. (UK dialectal) To venom; sting.
2. (UK dialectal) To discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake.

Anagrams

• tater
• tetra
• treat

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse aptr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /atər/, [ˈad̥ɐ]

Adverb

atter

1. again

Synonyms

• igen

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• att (Nynorsk)

Etymology

From Old Norse aptr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑtər/, X-SAMPA: /"At@r/
• Rhymes: -ər

Adverb

atter

1. again