Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

OKERDU, n. Also ogadoo, ogedu, ooka-doo, ekerdu. A weed found among corn (Sh. 1897 Jakobsen Dial. Shet. 47); specif. the hemp nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit (Sh. 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. I. 85); the dead nettle, Lamium purpureum (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. I. 85); bugle, Ajuga reptans (Sh. 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. I. 85). [′ɔkərdu]Sh. 1924 T. Manson Peat Comm. 239:
Dis man's laand wis sae bad, he said, at it could only grou, ee pairt o it, blenda, an da rest o it ooka-doo, ervie, maldie.

[Appar. O.N. akradái, a plant-name, in Norw. akerpibe or -dae, hemp-nettle. See Day-nettle. The phonology is somewhat obscure.]

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Okerdu n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/okerdu>

19739

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: