# edder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛdɚ/

## Definitions
1. A long flexible stick, rod or other piece of wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together.

## Etymology
From Middle English *edre, *eder, from Old English eder, edor (“hedge, fence”), from Proto-Germanic *edaraz, *eduraz (“hedge, border”). Cognate with Old High German etar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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