hoppestre

Old English

Etymology

From hoppian +‎ -estre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxop.pes.tre/, [ˈhop.pes.tre]

Noun

hoppestre f (nominative plural hoppestran)

  1. a female dancer

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative hoppestre hoppestran
accusative hoppestran hoppestran
genitive hoppestran hoppestrena
dative hoppestran hoppestrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: hoppestre
    • English: hopster
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