webbestere
Middle English
Alternative forms
- webbester, webestere, webstar, webstare, webster, webstere, webstere
Etymology
From Old English webbestre; equivalent to webbe + -estere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛb(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈwɛb(ə)strə/
Noun
webbestere (plural webbesteres)
- A (male or female) weaver.
- Synonyms: webbe, webbere, wevere
Descendants
- English: webster
- Scots: wabster
References
- “webbester(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.