tydre

Old English

Alternative forms

• tīdre, tēdre, tīedre, tyddre, tiddre

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; cleave; rive”). Compare Old Frisian teddre, Middle Dutch teder, Middle Low German teder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtyːd.re/

Adjective

tȳdre

1. easily broken; fragile; brittle
2. weak; frail
3. in failing health; infirm

Declension

Declension of tȳdre — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tȳdre	tȳdru, tȳdro	tȳdre
Accusative	tȳderne	tȳdre	tȳdre
Genitive	tȳdres	tȳdre	tȳdres
Dative	tȳdrum	tȳdre	tȳdrum
Instrumental	tȳdre	tȳdre	tȳdre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tȳdre	tȳdra, tȳdre	tȳdru, tȳdro
Accusative	tȳdre	tȳdra, tȳdre	tȳdru, tȳdro
Genitive	tȳdra	tȳdra	tȳdra
Dative	tȳdrum	tȳdrum	tȳdrum
Instrumental	tȳdrum	tȳdrum	tȳdrum

Declension of tȳdre — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tȳdra	tȳdre	tȳdre
Accusative	tȳdran	tȳdran	tȳdre
Genitive	tȳdran	tȳdran	tȳdran
Dative	tȳdran	tȳdran	tȳdran
Instrumental	tȳdran	tȳdran	tȳdran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tȳdran	tȳdran	tȳdran
Accusative	tȳdran	tȳdran	tȳdran
Genitive	tȳdra, tȳdrena	tȳdra, tȳdrena	tȳdra, tȳdrena
Dative	tȳdrum	tȳdrum	tȳdrum
Instrumental	tȳdrum	tȳdrum	tȳdrum

Derived terms

• ontȳdre
• tȳdernis
• tȳdrian
• untȳdre

Descendants

• Middle English: tider, tuder, tidder