synnere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sinnier, sunger, sungere, sunner, synnar, synner, synnour, synnyer
• zeneȝere (Kent)

Etymology

From synnen +‎ -er, replacing earlier synful (“sinner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsin(j)ər(ə)/, /ˈsɛn-/, /ˈsun-/

Noun

synnere (plural synneres)

1. A sinner; one who commits sins, especially sexual ones.
2. (rare) A pagan or unbeliever; a believer in a false religion.

Descendants

• English: sinner
• Scots: sinner

References

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