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)
- A sinner; one who commits sins, especially sexual ones.
- (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.