Reconstruction:Old English/spinnestre

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

spinnan +‎ -estre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspin.nes.tre/

Noun

*spinnestre m

1. spinster (a woman whose job is spinning thread)

Declension

Declension of *spinnestre (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*spinnestre	*spinnestran
accusative	*spinnestran	*spinnestran
genitive	*spinnestran	*spinnestrena
dative	*spinnestran	*spinnestrum

Descendants

• Middle English: spynnestere, spynnester, spynnestre, spynster, spynstere
  • English: spinster
  • Scots: spinster