Blackadder

English 2025 June 15 thumb|The Blackadder (en river) seen from a bridge in Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. Etymology en wasdʰosen ine-pro *bʰleyǵ- *melh₂- black *dʰewbʰ- *h₁eh₁t- From en black + a second element, possibly derived from one of the following: From en ga fad length, ga fada long a (ultimately from en ine-pro *wasdʰos long; wide) + ga dobhar moisture; sea; water (ultimately from en ine-pro *dʰewbʰ- deep),Compare James B. Johnston Adder, Black and White Place-names of Scotland Edinburgh David Douglas 1892 7 https://archive.org/details/placenamesofscot00johnuoft/page/7/mode/1up 2340398. referring to a long river. From en ang ǣdre channel for liquids; river; (anatomy) artery or vein; sinew, from en gem-pro *ēþrǭ rivulet; (anatomy) vein, possibly from en ine-pro *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns lung; internal organ, from ine-pro *h₁eh₁t- breath; to breathe *-r̥ suffix forming nouns 1. However, this etymology has been doubted as it has been suggested that the long initial vowel in Old English would have been preserved in English and Scots.Alan G. James *ador or *edir (f?) The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-name Evidence https://web.archive.org/web/20250414051826/https://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary_2019_Edition.pdf w:Scottish Place-Name Society 2019 2 (Guide to the Elements) 6. From en cel-bry-pro *ador or cel-bry-pro *edir (possibly) name of a river, possibly ultimately from en ine-pro *hₐet- to go + ine-pro *-r̥. The surname is from the river and the adjacent Blackadder House. Pronunciation en /ˈblæ.kə.də/ RP en /ˈblæ.kə.dəɹ/ GA,Scotland en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Blackadder.wav GA en Black ad der Proper noun en river Preceded by the: en river carea/Scottish Borders cc/Scotland a tributary of Whiteadder Water w:Blackadder Water. en rural locality carea/Scottish Borders, south of the river (OS grid reference NT8452). en place names. Derived terms en Blackadder chord References Anagrams en aabcddeklr ladder back ladder-back ladderback