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Added 9 October 2026

eddy

/ˈɛd.i/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eddy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
A circular current; a whirlpool.

verb

To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
He waded out, the stream eddying around his legs.

noun

A marijuana edible.

Origin

From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).

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