Old English · noun
edor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe.dor/
- Syllables
- ˈe · dor (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- enclosurefencehedge
Meaning
-
enclosure, hedge, fence
29. Ġif frīman edor ġegangeð, IIII sċillinga ġebete
29. If a freeman goes into an enclosure, he shall pay four shillings in compensation
Laws of King Æþelberht -
shelter, dwelling, house
winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ, hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.
as now walls are standing differently over this world, blown by wind, covered by frost, the snow-swept dwellings.
swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard -
protector, prince
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *edaraz. Cognate with Old High German etar, Old Norse jaðarr.
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