aundire

Middle English

Alternative forms

andirne, aundern, aunderun, aundhern, aundhirn, aundiren, aundiron, aundyre, aundyren, aundyrn, aundyryn, awnderne, awndyryn, handyryn, haundirrin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French andier, from Gaulish anderon (“heifer”); some forms are influenced by iren (“iron”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈau̯nˌdiːr(ə)/, /ˈau̯nˌdeːr(ə)/, /ˈau̯nˌdiːr(ə)n/, /ˈau̯ndərn/, /ˈan-/

Noun

aundire (plural aundires)

andiron

Descendants

English: andiron

References

“aundir(en, -īren, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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