tetter

Meaning

Noun

Any of various pustular skin conditions.

Verb

To affect with tetter.

Synonyms

mange

eczema

scab

scald

scurf

herpes

lichen

dartre

ringworm

Translations

حزاز

قوب

قوباء

Flechte

Grind

Hautflechte

Schuppenflechte

έκζεμα

λειχήν

dartre

gale

teigne

favo

tigna

korst

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: teter

Inherited from Old English: teter

In summary

From Middle English teter, from Old English teter, tetr, tetra, from Proto-West Germanic *tetru, from Proto-Germanic *tetruz, *tetruhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dedru-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, split, crack”).