attern

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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6
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7
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6

Definition of attern

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (UK, dialectal)Venomous; poisonous.
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adj

  1. (UK, dialectal)Venomous; poisonous.
  2. (UK, dialectal)Cruel; fierce; ill-natured.

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Etymology

From Middle English attern, from Old English ǣtren (“poisoned, poisonous, venomous”), from Proto-West Germanic *aittrīn (“poisonous”). Equivalent to atter + -en.

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