attry

attry (comparative more attry, superlative most attry)

1. Alternative form of attery

• ratty, tarty

• attery, attri
• attriȝ (Ormulum)

From Old English ǣttriġ, ǣtriġ; equivalent to atter (“poison”) +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈat(ə)riː/

attry (plural and weak singular attrie)

1. Poisonous, toxic; containing poison or venom.
2. (figurative) Malign, harmful; causing damage.
3. (rare) Bitter; acrid-tasting.

• English: attery, attry
• Scots: attery, attry, attrie, atry

• “attrī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.