loppestre

Middle English

Noun

loppestre

1. Alternative form of loppestere

Old English

Alternative forms

• lopustre, lopystre

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of Latin locusta (“lobster, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre; or from lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlop.pes.tre/

Noun

loppestre f

1. lobster

Declension

Declension of loppestre (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	loppestre	loppestran
accusative	loppestran	loppestran
genitive	loppestran	loppestrena
dative	loppestran	loppestrum

Descendants

• Middle English: loppestere
  • English: lobster
  • Scots: lapster, labster
  • Yola: labstaar