átor
- noun [ neuter ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§133;
§219;
§260;
§348;
Poison, venom; venenum
-
Átres drync
the drink of poison,
- Andr. Kmbl. 105 ;
- An. 53 .
-
Áttre gelícost
most like to poison,
- Cd. 216, Th. 274, 32 ;
- Sat. 162 .
-
Flór áttre weól
the floor boiled with venom,
- 220; Th. 284, 8 ;
- Sat. 318 .
-
Áttru
venena,
- Scint. 28 .
-
Wið áttrum
against poisons,
- Ps. Th. 57, 4 :
- Bd. 1, 1 ; S. 474, 39 :
- Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 1 .
-
Wið fleógendum átre
for flying venom,
- L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 112, 24 .
Etymology
Orm. atterr
: Laym. atter
: Piers attre
:
Plat. etter, eiter, m. n
: O. Sax. étar, ettar, m
:
O.Dut. Dut. etter, m
: Ger. eiter, n. m
: M. H. Ger.
eiter, n
: O. H. Ger. eitar, n
: Dan. edder, n
:
Swed. etter, n
: Norw. O. Nrs. eitr, n.
Cf. M. H. Ger. eiten to burn
: Sansk. i-n-dh
and the
A. Sax. ád a funeral pile
: O. H. Ger. eit
ignis,
áttor then would seem to mean a cause of burning, a
pricking pain.]
Linked entries
v.
ǽtor-cyn ǽtter áter áter-drinca átter átter-berende átter-láðe áttor áttor-coppe áttor-láðe áttor-sceaða áttor-spere.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “átor.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/2569.
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