madder
noun
- rich red dye from the roots of plants of the Rubia family, used in Eurasia since ancient times
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmæd.ə(ɹ)/ / [ˈmad.ə(ɹ)] / /ˈmæd.ɚ/
adj
Etymology: Inflected forms.
- comparative form of mad: more mad
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Irish meadarbor. English madder Borrowed from Irish meadar.
- Obsolete form of mether.
“Usequebaugh to our feast - In pails was brought up, A hundred at least, - And the madder our cup, O there is the sport! […]”
verb
- Eye dialect spelling of matter.