sawcistre
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- salsister, salsyster, saucestre, sausister, sawsestyr, sawcyster
- saustre, saustyre, sawstyre (contracted)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Anglo-Norman sauscistre (“sausage”), of unclear origin; compare Medieval Latin salsīstrum, salsīstra.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsawcistre
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “sausister, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “saustre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.