semestere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• semester, semster, semstere

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sēamestre; equivalent to seem (“seam”) +‎ -estere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːm(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈsɛm(ə)stər(ə)/, /-strə/

Noun

semestere

1. A seamster or seamstress; a person (often female) employed in sewing.

Descendants

• English: seamster, sempster (obsolete semster)
  • ⇒ English: seamstress

References

• “sē̆mester(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.