spynnestere

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

spynnester, spynnestre, spynster, spynstere

Etymology[edit]

From spinnen +‎ -estere.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈspin(ə)stər/, /ˈspin(ə)strə/

Noun[edit]

spynnestere (plural spynnesteres)

A spinner; a person (normally a woman) who spins fibre as a job.
Synonym: spynnere

Descendants[edit]

English: spinster
Scots: spinster

References[edit]

“spinnestre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.

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