eastre

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apparently named from the dawn goddess Ēastre, from Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ, from a suffixed form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn). Cognate with Old Frisian āsteron, Old High German ōstarūn (German Ostern).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ēastre f

  1. Easter

Usage notes

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  • Often used in the plural, with no change in meaning.
  • The oblique cases often show -on instead of -an. This could be from the original Germanic ending, -ōn, which became -an in all other n-stems.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: Eestour, Ester, Yestre
    • English: Easter
      • Chickasaw: Iista'
    • Scots: Easter

References

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  • Boehler, Maria. (1967) Die altenglischen Frauennamen, page 67
  • Ed. Henry Sweet (1885) The oldest English texts, volume 34, pages 158-159, 611