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Definition of Moider
1. v. i. To toil.
Definition of Moider
1. Verb. (intransitive) to toil ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to muddle ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) to muddle ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) to pester ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) to perplex or bewilder ¹
6. Verb. (US dialect transitive) murder ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moider
1. to confuse [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: confuse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moider
Literary usage of Moider
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"... "moider." MOLL-BLOBS, or MOLLY-BLOBS. See MARE-BLOBs. MOLL-HERN, or YERN.
The Heron. Ardea major. (Linn.) MOLLIN, or MULLIN. ..."
2. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"... moider, To confuse, to distract 2. To labour hard, to toil. moider'D, Confused,
distracted, puzzled. ..."
3. Lakeland Words: A Collection of Dialect Words and Phrases, as Used in by B. Kirkby (1898)
"... when it's time ta be dark, 'll sometimes be tell't ta whisht er thoo'll moider
me ta deeth. MONKEY—Anudder niam fer dander; when a chap's monkey's up, ..."
4. A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, & Affinity to Other by John Trotter Brockett, William Edward Brockett (1846)
"moider, to puzzle, to perplex, to confuse. It is, I suppose, an old word ; but
if one was to imitate some of our etymologists, it might be brought from the ..."
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