Etymology

hadder

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Today it means: heather or heath Full definition →

Middle English hader ← Old English *hǣddre
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hadder · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited from*hǣddre
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhader
  3. English todayhadder

From Middle English hader, hather, heddre, from Old English *hǣddre, a variant of hǣþ (“heath; heather”). More at heath, heather.

hadder · contraction2

Contracted form

Words from the same roots

Old English*hǣddre all →

heather

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