cæfester

Old English

Alternative forms

• cælfster
• caebestr — early

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capistrum, from capi(ō) (“seize”) +‎ -trum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.fes.ter/, [ˈkæ.ves.ter]

Noun

cæfester ?

1. (rare) halter

   Synonym: hælftre (more common)

References

• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cæfester”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I ⁠‎^[1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.