Reconstruction:Old English/spinnestre
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This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*spinnestre m
- spinster (a woman whose job is spinning thread)
Declension
[edit]Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *spinnestre | *spinnestran |
| accusative | *spinnestran | *spinnestran |
| genitive | *spinnestran | *spinnestrena |
| dative | *spinnestran | *spinnestrum |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: spynnestere, spynnester, spynnestre, spynster, spynstere