spynnester

Middle English

Alternative forms

• spynnestere, spynster, spynstere

Etymology

From spinnen +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspin(ə)stər/

Noun

spynnester (plural spynnesters)

1. A spinner; a person (normally a woman) who spins fibre as a job.

Synonyms

• spynner

Descendants

• English: spinster
• Scots: spinster

References

• “spinnestre (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.