webbestre

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From webba (“weaver”) +‎ -estre (feminine agent suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈweb.bes.tre/

Noun[edit]

webbestre f

(female) weaver

Declension[edit]

Declension of webbestre (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	webbestre	webbestran
accusative	webbestran	webbestran
genitive	webbestran	webbestrena
dative	webbestran	webbestrum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: webbestere, webbester, webestere, webstar, webstare, webster, webstere, webstere
- English: webster
- Scots: wabster

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