mousere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mouser, musere, mowsere, moushere, mushere, mowseer, mowse-er, mouseer, mouse ere, mowsare

Etymology 1

From mousen (“to catch mice”) +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).

Noun

mousere (plural mouseres)

1. A hunter of mice.

Descendants

• English: mouser

References

• “mǒusere, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From mous +‎ ere (“ear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːsˌɛːr(ə)/

Noun

mousere

1. mouse-ear, mouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)

Descendants

• English: mouse-ear

References

• “mǒus-ēre, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 May 2018.