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ådra

“ådra” is a Swedish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. vein, blood vessel
  2. vein in a leaf
  3. vein, strain of mineral in the ground and in stone
  4. passage of water through the ground, spring (5)
  5. part of names of smaller parts of rivers, for example in river deltas

verb

  1. to contract (a disease, illness or injury)
  2. to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)

Etymology

From Old Swedish aþra, adher, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō. Cognate with Old English ǣdre, Danish åre, Norwegian åre, German Ader and Dutch ader.

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