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Vinony

eider

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪdə/ / /ˈaɪdɚ/

name

  1. A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.

noun

Etymology: From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

  1. Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).