eddish (edish)

[E. dial., also edish, ead ish, eddige; contr. etch, stubble; corrupted eat age, q. v.; pasture, a park for game; origin unknown, but perhaps orig. 'aftermath,' second growth, the formation if real is irreg. Grein refers to ONorth. ēdo, ēde, a contr. of cowod, a flock. It is doubtful whether eddish has any connection with AS. yddisc, in- eddisc (only in glo es), household goods or furniture. See earsh.] 1. The pasture or gra that comes after mowing or reaping. [Local, Eng.] Keep for stock is tolerably plentiful, and the fine spring weather will soon create a good eddish in the pastures. Times (London), April 30, 1857. 2. See the extract. The word etch , or eddish , or edish , occurs in Tu er, and means the stubble of the previous crop of whatever kind, Seebohm , Eng. Vil. Community, p. 376.