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didder, v. Now only dial. (ˈdɪdə(r)) Forms: 4 diddir, 5 didir, dyder, dedir, -ur, 6 dydder, 7– didder. See also dither. [Found in the 14th c. related to dadder and dodder; the form in all being frequentative as in totter, flutter, etc. It is not certain whether they belong to an ablaut stem did, dad...
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Briza media
Common name includes quaking-grass, common quaking grass, cow-quake, didder, dithering-grass, dodder-grass, doddering dillies, doddle-grass, earthquakes
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dudder
dudder, v. Obs. exc. dial. (ˈdʌdə(r)) [var. of didder.] intr. To shudder, shiver.a 1658 Ford, etc. Witch Edmonton ii. i, I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. a 1846 Spurdens Suppl. Forby's Voc. E. Anglia, Dudder, to shiver with cold, or with fear; to shudder; but a more expressive word.
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dadder
† ˈdadder, v. Obs. exc. dial. In 5 dadir. [Cf. dodder, didder, dither: the form is that of a frequentative, as in patter, shiver, totter, etc.: but the etymology of the stem dad-, did-, dod-, is obscure; cf. dade.] intr. To quake, tremble.1483 Cath. Angl. 88/1 To Dadir, frigucio. 15.. Hye Way to Spy...
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bedidder
† beˈdidder, v. Obs. Forms: 1 bedidri-an, 3 bididdr-en. [OE. bedidrian, f. be- + dydrian, dyderian to deceive.] To deceive, delude.c 1000 ælfric Gen. xliv. 15 Wendon ᵹe þat ᵹe mihton bedidrian minne ᵹelican. c 1200 Ormin 19137 Te defell haffde hemm all Bididdredd.
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dithing
dithing, vbl. n. dial. (ˈdɪðɪŋ) Also dithying, ppl. a. [Cf. dither v.] Quivering, trembling.1818 R. Wilbraham Gloss. Cheshire 14 Dithing, a trembling or vibratory motion of the eye, from dither or didder. 1913 Masefield Daffodil Fields 66 Red dithying sparks flew..from the fire's heart. 1916 Blunden...
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dither
▪ I. dither, v. (ˈdɪðə(r)) [A phonetic variation of didder, q.v.; cf. father, mother, feather, hither, gather, in which -ther represents earlier -der.] 1. intr. Orig. chiefly dial., to tremble, quake, quiver, thrill. Now also in gen. colloq. use: to vacillate, to act indecisively, to waver between d...
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diddle
▪ I. diddle, v.1 colloq. or dial. (ˈdɪd(ə)l) [app. a parallel form to didder, the formative suffixes -le and -er being somewhat akin in their force, though the former is more strictly diminutival. Cf. daddle, daidle; there are evident analogies both of form and sense between didder, dadder, diddle, ...
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earn
▪ I. † earn, n. Obs. rare. [OE. ærn = (by metathesis) ON. rann, Goth. razn:—OTeut. *razno(m; cogn. with rest. The OE. word is chiefly found in compounds, as bere-ern, hordern; see quots. under barn, saltern.] A place, dwelling, hut.a 1000 Laws of Ine 57 (Bosw.) Bireþ into his ærne. 1664 Floddan F. i...
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gum
▪ I. gum, n.1 (gʌm) Forms: 1 góma, 3–5 gome, 5–6 gomme, gume, 5–7 goom(e, 6 gowme, gummb, 6–7 gumme, 7 gombe, gumb, gumm, 7– gum. [OE. góma wk. masc., corresponds to OHG. guomo (MHG. guome), and (apart from difference of declension) to ON. góm-r palate. The vowel in these forms seems to represent a ...
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