eider

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See also: Eider and êider

English

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Etymology

From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

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Noun

eider (plural eiders)

  1. Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
    Synonym: eider duck

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Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic æðr or German Eider, the latter also derives from Icelandic.

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Noun

eider m (plural eiders, diminutive eidertje n)

  1. a type of seaduck; an eider
    Synonym: eidereend

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French

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.

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Noun

eider m (plural eiders)

  1. eider

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French eider, from Icelandic æður. Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.

Noun

eider m (plural eideri)

  1. eider

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.

Noun

eider m (plural eideres)

  1. eider