webbestre

Old English

Etymology

From webba (“weaver”) +‎ -estre (feminine agent suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweb.bes.tre/

Noun

webbestre f

1. (female) weaver

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	webbestre	webbestran
accusative	webbestran	webbestran
genitive	webbestran	webbestrena
dative	webbestran	webbestrum

Descendants

• Middle English: webbestere, webbester, webestere, webstar, webstare, webster, webstere, webstere
  • English: webster
  • Scots: wabster