Note 21 — VIII HATS, CAPS, AND BONNETS
Reading edition
It would appear to be a corruption of "mad as an atter (adder)". The word "adder" is atter in Saxon, natter in German. Its origin, however, is apparently somewhat obscure.
Reading edition
It would appear to be a corruption of "mad as an atter (adder)". The word "adder" is atter in Saxon, natter in German. Its origin, however, is apparently somewhat obscure.