sawcistre
Middle English
Alternative forms
- salsister, salsyster, saucestre, sausister, sawsestyr, sawcyster
- saustre, saustyre, sawstyre (contracted)
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sauscistre (“sausage”), of unclear origin; compare Medieval Latin salsīstrum, salsīstra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sau̯ˈsistər/, /ˈsau̯sistər/, /-rə/
- (contracted) IPA(key): /ˈsau̯stər/
Noun
sawcistre
Descendants
- Scots: sauster, saster
References
- “sausister, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “saustre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.