worstede
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- werstede, wirsted, worchestede, worestede, worsested, worsted, wurstede, wurthstede
- woorstead, woosted, worestede, worstet, wosted, wursted (Late Middle English)
Etymology[edit]
From Worstede, a town in Norfolk; equivalent to Old English worϸ (“enclosure”) + stede (“place”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
worstede (plural worstedes)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “worsted, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.