Atter

Atter ? (plural Atteren) (m or f)

1. (archaic) otter (usually Lutra lutra)

   Den Atter, d'Fëss and d'Wisel, An d'Däreldéier och; Den Hierz, dee koum gefluën, De Goldschmadd koum gekroch.

   The adder, the fox and the weasel, And the doe too; The buck that came flying, The goldsmith came crawling.

Old form of Otter or Fëschotter.

From Old Frisian ātter, āter, from Proto-West Germanic *aitr.

Atter m

1. infected matter; pus; purulence

• atterje