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
Declension of tȳdre — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tȳdre tȳdru, tȳdro tȳdre
Accusative tȳderne tȳdre tȳdre
Genitive tȳdres tȳdre tȳdres
Dative tȳdrum tȳdre tȳdrum
Instrumental tȳdre tȳdre tȳdre
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tȳdre tȳdra, tȳdre tȳdru, tȳdro
Accusative tȳdre tȳdra, tȳdre tȳdru, tȳdro
Genitive tȳdra tȳdra tȳdra
Dative tȳdrum tȳdrum tȳdrum
Instrumental tȳdrum tȳdrum tȳdrum
Declension of tȳdre — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tȳdra tȳdre tȳdre
Accusative tȳdran tȳdran tȳdre
Genitive tȳdran tȳdran tȳdran
Dative tȳdran tȳdran tȳdran
Instrumental tȳdran tȳdran tȳdran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tȳdran tȳdran tȳdran
Accusative tȳdran tȳdran tȳdran
Genitive tȳdra, tȳdrena tȳdra, tȳdrena tȳdra, tȳdrena
Dative tȳdrum tȳdrum tȳdrum
Instrumental tȳdrum tȳdrum tȳdrum

Derived terms
  • ontȳdre
  • tȳdernis
  • tȳdrian
  • untȳdre

Descendants
  • Middle English: tider, tuder, tidder
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