Etymology

meader

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Middle English *medere ← Old English mǣþere
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meader · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited frommǣþere“a mower”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*medere
  3. English todaymeader

From Middle English *medere, from Old English mǣþere (“a mower”), equivalent to math + -er.

Meader · proper noun2

From mead + -er, either a topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow or an occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead.

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