sauscistre

Old French

Alternative forms

• sawcitre

Etymology

Of unclear origin; possibly from Late Latin *salsīcior (literally “saltiness”), from salsīcius (“salty”) +‎ -or (abstract nominal suffix). Alternatively from Late Latin *salsīculus, from salsīcius (“salty”) +‎ -ulus (dimininutive suffix), with either analogical palatalisation of /k/ or metathesis. Compare Medieval Latin salsīstrum, salsīstra.

Pronunciation

• (classical, late) IPA^(key): /sau̯ˈsistɾə/

Noun

sauscistre oblique singular, m (oblique plural sauscistres, nominative singular sauscistres, nominative plural sauscistre)

1. (Anglo-Norman, rare) sausage

Descendants

• → Middle English: sawcistre, salsister, salsyster, saucestre, sausister, sawsestyr, sawcyster; saustre, saustyre, sawstyre (contracted)
  • Scots: sauster, saster

References

• “saucistre m.”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.