näder

See also: nader, Nader, nåder, ňader, and nadir

Swedish

Alternative forms

• nädra f

Etymology

From Old Norse naðr (“adder, snake in general”), from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ (“adder, snake in general”). Cognate to Icelandic naður (“adder”). Compare English adder (“viper”) vs deaf adder (“slowworm”).

Noun

näder m

1. (dalecarlian, reptiles) slowworm, Anguis fragilis

   Synonym: kopparödla