dadderv.

Brit.

/ˈdadə/, U.S.

/ˈdædər/

Forms:

α. late Middle English dader, late Middle English dadyr, 1500s–1600s 1800s– dadder.

β. 1600s datther, 1700s– dather, 1800s– dadther, 1900s deddher (Lancashire).

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably ultimately imitative (perhaps of the chattering of teeth); compare -er suffix⁵. Compare (with α. forms) didder v. and (later) dodder v. and (with β. forms) dither v. Perhaps compare further titter v.¹ (and the Germanic parallels cited at that entry) and totter v.

Now rare (English regional (chiefly northern) in later use).

intransitive. To shake, tremble; to totter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver

shiverc1250

tremble1303

lillec1400

tryllec1400

quaver?a1439

didderc1440

dadderc1450

whitherc1450

bever1470

dindle1470

brawl1489

quiver1490

quitter1513

flichter1528

warble1549

palsy1582

quoba1586

twitter1629

dither1649

verberate1652

quibble1721

dandera1724

tremulate1749

vibrate1757

dingle1787

nidge1803

tirl1825

reel1847

shudder1849

tremor1921

α.

c1450 (?a1370) Wynnere & Wastoure (1990) l. 97 Drakes and..dukkes daderande..For ferdnes of fawcons fete.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 32^v To Dadyr vbi to quake, frigucio.

?1536 R. Copland Hye Way to Spyttell Hous sig. A.iii^v Boyes, gyrles, and luskysh strong knaues Dydderyng & dadderyng, leaning on their staues.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Gi/1 To Dadder, trepidare.

1859 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland 28 Dadder,..to shiver, to tremble.

1869 A. C. Gibson Folk-speech Cumberland 67 An' dazet wid coald he glower't aboot, an' dadder't like to fo'.

1875 E. Tweddell Rhymes Cleveland Dial. 14 There he steead dadderin'.

1978 Encounter Feb. 28/1 There is a version in Cumberland ‘dadderin' like a dockin'’, where dadder means shake.

β. 1685 G. Meriton Praise of York-shire Ale 48 Fatther Ive gitten Cawd..my Teeth Datther in my head.a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (Lansd. 1033) f. 81/1 To dather, to quake or shake wth cold. Kent. Yorksh.1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 173 Dather, to shake with age or cold.1880 J. Christian Whitehaven Sailor Lad & Mason's Ghost Story (new ed.) 10 A dadther't like a dog in a wet seck.1891 C. Rigby From Midsummer to Martinmas xviii. 192 My han's an' t' papper an' aw's just dadtherin tagidther.1918 J. Farnol Our Admirable Betty 87 'T was a-quaking i' the ruin o' the owd mill, dithering and dathering glowersome like.

Compounds

† dadder grass n. English regional (Cumberland) Obsolete quaking grass, Briza media. [Compare earlier dodder-grass n. and also doddering-grass n. at dodder v. Derivatives.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass

Quakers1597

quaking grass1597

shakers1597

dodder-grass1617

brant-barley1633

cow-quakes1633

pearl grass1633

maidenhair grass1640

amourette1702

Lady's hair1732

quiver grass1759

quake1812

rattlesnake grass1814

totter-grass1821

silver shacklea1824

lady's tresses1842

fairy grass1846

earthquakes1851

trembling-grass1853

dadder grass1859

dithering-grass1878

totty-grass1901

shivery grass1926

1859 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland 28 Dadder grass, C, Dotherin grass, N.E, quaking grass—Briza media.

Derivatives

† daddering n. and adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1620 T. Wilson Saints by Calling 54 As the shaking and daddering of the hand proceeds of some naturall imbecility and feeblenesse.

1873 A. C. Gibson Folk-speech Cumberland 171 I'll tak sūm o' that dadderin' stuff [i.e. jelly].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dadder
释义	dadderv. Brit. /ˈdadə/, U.S. /ˈdædər/ Forms: α. late Middle English dader, late Middle English dadyr, 1500s–1600s 1800s– dadder. β. 1600s datther, 1700s– dather, 1800s– dadther, 1900s deddher (Lancashire). Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably ultimately imitative (perhaps of the chattering of teeth); compare -er suffix⁵. Compare (with α. forms) didder v. and (later) dodder v. and (with β. forms) dither v. Perhaps compare further titter v.¹ (and the Germanic parallels cited at that entry) and totter v. Now rare (English regional (chiefly northern) in later use). intransitive. To shake, tremble; to totter. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver shiverc1250 tremble1303 lillec1400 tryllec1400 quaver?a1439 didderc1440 dadderc1450 whitherc1450 bever1470 dindle1470 brawl1489 quiver1490 quitter1513 flichter1528 warble1549 palsy1582 quoba1586 twitter1629 dither1649 verberate1652 quibble1721 dandera1724 tremulate1749 vibrate1757 dingle1787 nidge1803 tirl1825 reel1847 shudder1849 tremor1921 α. c1450 (?a1370) Wynnere & Wastoure (1990) l. 97 Drakes and..dukkes daderande..For ferdnes of fawcons fete. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 32^v To Dadyr vbi to quake, frigucio. ?1536 R. Copland Hye Way to Spyttell Hous sig. A.iii^v Boyes, gyrles, and luskysh strong knaues Dydderyng & dadderyng, leaning on their staues. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Gi/1 To Dadder, trepidare. 1859 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland 28 Dadder,..to shiver, to tremble. 1869 A. C. Gibson Folk-speech Cumberland 67 An' dazet wid coald he glower't aboot, an' dadder't like to fo'. 1875 E. Tweddell Rhymes Cleveland Dial. 14 There he steead dadderin'. 1978 Encounter Feb. 28/1 There is a version in Cumberland ‘dadderin' like a dockin'’, where dadder means shake. β. 1685 G. Meriton Praise of York-shire Ale 48 Fatther Ive gitten Cawd..my Teeth Datther in my head.a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (Lansd. 1033) f. 81/1 To dather, to quake or shake wth cold. Kent. Yorksh.1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 173 Dather, to shake with age or cold.1880 J. Christian Whitehaven Sailor Lad & Mason's Ghost Story (new ed.) 10 A dadther't like a dog in a wet seck.1891 C. Rigby From Midsummer to Martinmas xviii. 192 My han's an' t' papper an' aw's just dadtherin tagidther.1918 J. Farnol Our Admirable Betty 87 'T was a-quaking i' the ruin o' the owd mill, dithering and dathering glowersome like. Compounds † dadder grass n. English regional (Cumberland) Obsolete quaking grass, Briza media. [Compare earlier dodder-grass n. and also doddering-grass n. at dodder v. Derivatives.] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass Quakers1597 quaking grass1597 shakers1597 dodder-grass1617 brant-barley1633 cow-quakes1633 pearl grass1633 maidenhair grass1640 amourette1702 Lady's hair1732 quiver grass1759 quake1812 rattlesnake grass1814 totter-grass1821 silver shacklea1824 lady's tresses1842 fairy grass1846 earthquakes1851 trembling-grass1853 dadder grass1859 dithering-grass1878 totty-grass1901 shivery grass1926 1859 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland 28 Dadder grass, C, Dotherin grass, N.E, quaking grass—Briza media. Derivatives † daddering n. and adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1620 T. Wilson Saints by Calling 54 As the shaking and daddering of the hand proceeds of some naturall imbecility and feeblenesse. 1873 A. C. Gibson Folk-speech Cumberland 171 I'll tak sūm o' that dadderin' stuff [i.e. jelly]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1450
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