näder

See also: nader, Nader, nåder, ňader, and nadir

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Swedish *nædher, *næþer, from Old Norse naðr (“adder, snake in general”), from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ (“adder, snake in general”). Cognate to Icelandic naður (“adder”). Compare English adder (“viper”) vs deaf adder (“slowworm”).

Noun

näder (m)

1. (reptiles) slowworm, Anguis fragilis

Related terms

• nädra

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish *nædher, *næþer, from Old Norse naðr (“adder, snake in general”), from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ (“adder, snake in general”). Cognate to Icelandic naður (“adder”). Compare English adder (“viper”) vs deaf adder (“slowworm”).

Noun

näder m

1. (Dalecarlian, reptiles) slowworm, Anguis fragilis

   Synonym: kopparödla

Related terms

• nädra