tode
Middle English
/ˈtɔːd(ə)/, /ˈtɑːd(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A toad dry-skinned member of the order Anura
- The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and vile animal.
- (rare) A sinner; a nasty or loathsome person.
- (rare) The remnants of an element used in alchemical transmutation.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English *tāde.
Origin
Old English
*tāde
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bit English
- rush toad English
- shield-toad English
- swelltoad English
- tadpole English
- tid English
- tidbit English
- toad English
- toadeater English
- toadeating English
- toadfish English
- toadflax English
- toadish English
- toadless English
- toadlet English
- toadlike English
- toadling English
- toadly English
- toadskin English
- toadsticker English
- toadstone English
- toadstool English
- toddle English
- toddler English
- *der- Proto-Indo-European
- *tūdrijaną Proto-Germanic
- *tūdrijaz Proto-Germanic
- *tāde Old English
- tydre Old English
- tādie Old English
- taid Scots
- todo Sranan Tongo