English

Conjunction

vedder

1. Eye dialect spelling of whether.
   • 1914, Bertrand W. Sinclair, North of Fifty-Three, Chapter XXXIV:

     […] Und I dink der drouble iss largely dot der modern, high-bressure cifilization makes for der abnormal, vedder a man iss a millionaire or vorks in der brewery, contentment iss a state off der mind—und if der mind vorks mit logic it vill content find in der simple dings."

Noun

vedder ‎(uncountable)

1. Eye dialect spelling of weather.
   • 1903, E. W. Hornung, No Hero, Chapter XII:

     "Yes, sare," said the concierge, "the season end suddenly mit the bad vedder at the beginning of the veek. […]

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:vedder.

Usage notes

• Used to mimic certain accents, such as German.