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): /ˈtyːdre/

Adjective

tȳdre

  1. Easily broken; fragile; brittle
  2. Weak; frail
  3. In failing health; infirm

Derived terms
  • ontȳdre
  • tȳdernis
  • tȳdrian
  • untȳdre

Descendants
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