tidder
English
verb
Definitions
- (dialectal) To treat with tenderness; fondle
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tidren inherited from Old English tīdrian inherited from Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaną (become brittle weak, exhaust), *tūdrijaz (brittle, frail, small, weak, exhausted) suffix from English tid (nice, fond, tender).
Origin
English
tid
Gloss
nice, fond, tender