loppestre

Middle English edit

Noun edit

loppestre

Alternative form of loppestere

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

lopustre, lopystre

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlop.pes.tre/

Noun edit

loppestre f

lobster

Descendants edit

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