edder

Meaning

Noun

A long flexible stick, rod or other piece of wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together.

Verb

To bind the top of, interweaving edder.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛdɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *edre

Inherited from Old English: eder

Cognate with Old High German: etar

In summary

From Middle English *edre, *eder, from Old English eder, edor (“hedge, fence”), from Proto-Germanic *edaraz, *eduraz (“hedge, border”). Cognate with Old High German etar.