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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possibly related to Low German todden (“to drag”).
Noun
tode (plural todes)
- (US) A sled used for hauling logs.
Etymology 2
Possibly related to Low German todden (“to drag”).
Noun
tode (plural todes)
- (obsolete) Clipping of tode-boat: a small fishing boat used in the Netherlands.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English *tāde, a shortening of tādie, tādiġe, of uncertain origin. Compared to Old Norse and modern Danish tudse (“toad”), but OED rejects this because the zero grade of ai is i, not u. Possibly from a common Proto-Germanic word *tod (“small”), compared to Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaz (“small, frail”) (modern English tidbit) or *taltōną (“to sway, dangle, hesitate”) (modern English toddle), referring to its short steps.
Pronunciation
Noun
tode (plural todes or toden)
- A toad (dry-skinned member of the order Anura)
- The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and vile animal.
- (rare, derogatory) A sinner; a nasty or loathsome person.
- (rare, alchemy) The remnants of an element used in alchemical transmutation.
Descendants
References
- ^ Liberman, Anatoly: An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction, p. xiv & 206