spynnestere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• spynnester, spynnestre, spynster, spynstere

Etymology

From spinnen +‎ -estere.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

spynnestere (plural spynnesteres)

1. A spinner; a person (normally a woman) who spins fibre as a job.

   Synonym: spynnere

Descendants

• English: spinster
• Scots: spinster

References

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