edre
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See also: -èdre
Middle English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English ǣdre (“a vein, artery; sinew”).
Cognates include (from Germanic) Old Saxon -āðara (Dutch ader), Old High German ādra (German Ader), Old Norse æðr (Swedish åder); (from Indo-European) Ancient Greek ἦτορ (êtor, “heart”), Latin uterus, Old Irish inathar (“entrails”).
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[edit]Noun
[edit]edre (plural edren)
- A vein; a blood vessel.