adder
The origin and history of adder.
Etymology
From Middle English naddere. The "n" was lost when "a naddere" was misheard as "an addere" — the same shift that turned "a napron" into "an apron."
The origin and history of adder.
From Middle English naddere. The "n" was lost when "a naddere" was misheard as "an addere" — the same shift that turned "a napron" into "an apron."
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