† atternadj.
Obsolete or dialect.
Venomous, poisonous; malignant.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [adjective]
atternc950
atteryc1000
venomousc1330
atteringc1400
poisonous1425
venenousc1425
malice1447
toxicatec1475
poisonable?a1505
empoisoning1526
venomful1544
poisonful1547
poisoning1561
infectious1585
poisonsome1590
banefula1593
poisony1605
toxical1607
aconic1623
mephitic1623
intoxicative1632
venefic1646
toxic1664
venene1665
venenose1673
virose1680
mephitical1704
venefical1716
septinous1875
virific1885
nocuous1890
biocidal1932
the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-will > [adjective] > and poisonous
atternc950
atterlichc1050
poisoned?a1513
aconital1652
invenemated1716
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [adjective] > in the manner of poison
atternc950
atterlichc1050
atteryc1175
envenomedc1375
poisoned?a1513
aconital1652
invenemated1716
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adjective]
grimlyc893
wrothc893
reighOE
grima1000
grillc1175
witherc1175
grimfula1240
sturdy1297
wild1297
fiercea1300
man-keenc1300
stoutc1300
cruelc1330
fell?c1335
wicked1375
felonousc1386
felona1400
cursedc1400
runishc1400
keen?c1425
roid?c1425
wolvishc1430
ranishc1450
malicious1485
mankind1519
mannish1530
lionish1549
truculent?c1550
lion-like1556
tigerish?1573
tiger-like1587
truculental1593
Amazonian1595
tigerous1597
feral1604
fierceful1607
efferous1614
lionly1631
tigerly1633
feroce1641
ferocious1646
asperous1650
ferousa1652
blusterous1663
wolfish1674
boarisha1718
savage-fierce1770
Tartar1809
Tartarly1821
wolfy1828
savagerous1832
hawkish1841
tigery1859
attern1868
Hunnish1915
c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. xii. 34 Cynn æterna, hu maga ge godo spreca?
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8027 He þurh atterne [c1300 Otho hatterne] drench dæð scal iþolien.
1868 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Attern, fierce, cruel, snarling. Gloucester.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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