moddrie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• moddri

Etymology

Inherited from Old English mōdriġe, from Proto-West Germanic *mōdrijā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔdriː(ə)/

Noun

moddrie

1. (Early Middle English, rare) aunt (sister of one's parents)

References

• “mō̆ddrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.