tydre

Old English

Alternative forms

  • tīdre, tēdre, tīedre, tyddre, tiddre

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *der- (to flay; cleave; rive). Compare Old Frisian teddre, Middle Dutch teder, Middle Low German teder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyːd.re/

Adjective

tȳdre

  1. easily broken; fragile; brittle
  2. weak; frail
  3. in failing health; infirm

Declension

Derived terms

  • ontȳdre
  • tȳdernis
  • tȳdrian
  • untȳdre

Descendants

  • Middle English: tider, tuder, tidder
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