alder en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔldɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɑldɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɔːldə/ (UK)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.
Meanings
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Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 273:That's what the tiercel was doing when I found him again in the alder.
1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 40:I’ve known ere now an interfering branch / Of alder catch my lifted axe behind me. / But that was in the woods, to hold my hand / From striking at another alder’s roots, / And that was, as I say, an alder branch.
1923 October, Robert Frost, “[Notes.] The Axe-helve.”, in New Hampshire […], New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alders | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| owler | alternative | lexicographic | |
| aller | UK, alternative, dialectal | lexicographic |
Deriveds
speckled alder (alder species) · brook alder (alder species) · cherry alder · aldercap · alder bush · alder buckthorn (alder species) · striped alder (alder species) · red alder (alder species) · aldern · Aldercar · white alder (alder species) · smooth alder (alder species) · rose alder (alder species) · seaside alder (alder species) · Japanese alder (alder species) · Formosan alder (alder species) · witch alder (alder species) · Himalayan alder (alder species) · Manchurian alder (alder species) · false alder (alder species) · grey alder (alder species) · Italian alder (alder species) · alder moth · tag alder · European alder (alder species) · alder carr · Andean alder (alder species) · common alder (alder species) · oriental alder (alder species) · hazel alder (alder species) · black alder (alder species) · Caucasian alder (alder species) · Nepalese alder (alder species) · alderfly · alderwood · Mexican alder (alder species) · green alder (alder species) · black alder winterberry (alder species)
Translations (125)
ady екӏапцӏ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · el άλνος (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · pt amieiro (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fa توسکا (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nb or (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · it ontano (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · de Erlenbaum (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · cs olše (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · da el (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · la alnus (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fi leppä (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · chn is-sick stick (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fr aulne (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · xmf თხუმუ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · vec onaro (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · br gwern (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fr verne (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · cmn 榿 /桤 (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nn older (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · is elri (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sjd ле̄һпь (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · chn pʰil skin-stik (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · hy լաստենի (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · myv лепе (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sv al (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nn or (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gl amieiro (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · yi אָלכע (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nds-de Eller (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sh jova (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fo elri (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sva ბალყა̈ჩ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · pl olcha (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fur âl (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · el σκλήθρο (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ruq rin (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nah Īlītl (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · rup anin (roa-rup) (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · mzn توسکا (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · de Erle (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · non ǫlr (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · xdq ми́гъва (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · mhr нӧлпӧ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ca vern (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gv farney (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · eo alno (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · cmn 赤楊 /赤杨 (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · pl olsza (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ro anin (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sc alinu (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · eu haltz (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · be вольха (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · grc κλήθρα (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · xdq минтӏин (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ro arin (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · kk қандыағаш (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · oj wadoop (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · lzz თხომუ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · inh миинг (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · lt alksnis (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · kbd екӏэпцӏэ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · es aliso (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · enm aldre (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · non órir (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · lv alksnis (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · non elri (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ang alor (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gl abeneiro (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · izh leppä (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ar نَغْت (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ja 榿 (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · kl palleq (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · el σκλήθρα (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nb older (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gl arche (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · udm лулпу (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · rup arin (roa-rup) (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sq verr (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · cy gwernen (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · is ölur (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · oc vèrn (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gd feàrna (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · tr kızılağaç (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gv farney (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · dsb wólša (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · abq алчӏвы́ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sh joha (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · az qızılağac (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ba ерек (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gd crann-fèarna (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · non elrir (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fa رزدار (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · de Eller (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · abq алтӏа́ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ga fearnóg (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · mk евла (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sco aller (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · hu éger (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · mrj лӱлпӹ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ota قزل آغاج (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nds-de Els (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · rsk иваново древо (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sga fern (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nrf aune (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · hsb wólša (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · uk вільха (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ka მურყანი (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sc altzu (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sc abiu (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · lld aunëi (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ka თხმელა (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ab ал (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sk jelša (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · tl aliso (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · nl els (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · et lepp (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · sl jelša (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ru ольха́ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · csb òlsza (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · fo ølur (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ce маъ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · ar جَار الْمَاء (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · bg елша (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · gl ameneiro (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) · lzz ფშქველა (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus)