nædre

Old English

Alternative forms

• nǣddre

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nadrā, from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ. Cognate with Old High German natra, Old Norse naðra, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌳𐍂𐍃 (nadrs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæːd.re/

Noun

nǣdre f

1. snake
   • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19

     And nū ic sealde ēow ānweald tō tredenne ofer nǣddran. And snacan and ofer ǣlc fēondes mæġen. And nān þing ēow ne derað...

     And now I gave you power to tread over adders and snakes and over each fiends' force. And no thing harms you.

Declension

Declension of nædre (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nǣdre	nǣdran
accusative	nǣdran	nǣdran
genitive	nǣdran	nǣdrena
dative	nǣdran	nǣdrum

Derived terms

• nǣderbita (“mongoose”)
• wæternǣdre (“water snake”)

Descendants

• Middle English: nadder [and other forms]
  • English: adder, edder (by rebracketing)
  • Scots: edder