webbestere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• webbester, webestere, webstar, webstare, webster, webstere, webstere

Etymology

From Old English webbestre; equivalent to web +‎ -estere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛb(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈwɛb(ə)strə/

Noun

webbestere (plural webbesteres)

1. A (male or female) weaver.

   Synonyms: webbe, webbere, wevere

Descendants

• English: webster
• Scots: wabster

References

• “webbester(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 June 2018.