sawcistre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• salsister, salsyster, saucestre, sausister, sawsestyr, sawcyster
• saustre, saustyre, sawstyre (contracted)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sauscistre (“sausage”), of unclear origin; compare Medieval Latin salsīstrum, salsīstra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sau̯ˈsistər/, /ˈsau̯sistər/, /-rə/
• (contracted) IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯stər/

Noun

sawcistre

1. (chiefly Northern, uncommon) sausage

   Synonyms: podynge (more usual), sawsiche (rare, late)

Descendants

• Scots: sauster, saster

References

• “sausister, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “saustre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.