attern

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English attern, from Old English ǣtren (“poisoned, poisonous, venomous”), from Proto-West Germanic *aittrīn (“poisonous”). Equivalent to atter +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)n === Adjective === attern (comparative more attern, superlative most attern) (UK dialectal) Venomous; poisonous. (UK dialectal, of people) Cruel; fierce; ill-natured. ==== Derived terms ==== attern-temper === Anagrams === Arnett, natter, net art, ratten, tarten, treant == Middle English == === Alternative forms === atterne, hatterne === Etymology === From Old English ǣtren, ættern, from Proto-West Germanic *aittrīn. === Adjective === attern Containing poison; poisonous, venomous. ==== Descendants ==== English: attern ==== References ==== “attern, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.