Etymology

tedder

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Today it means: A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to speed up its drying. Full definition →

Middle English teddere
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tedder · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromteddere
  2. English todaytedder

From Middle English teddere; equivalent to ted + -er.

Tedder · proper noun2

  1. Middle English · derived fromteddere“one who teds”
  2. Old English · derived fromÞēodhere
  3. English todayTedder

Two main origins: * From the Middle English personal name Thedere, Teddere, which is either from Old English Þēodhere, from þēod (“nation”) + here (“army”), or from the Norman personal name Theudher, which shares the same etymology. * Occupational surname from Middle English teddere (“one who teds”), from the verb tedden (“to ted, to spread hay for drying”).

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