worstede
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- werstede, wirsted, worchestede, worestede, worsested, worsted, wurstede, wurthstede
- woorstead, woosted, worestede, worstet, wosted, wursted (Late Middle English)
Etymology
editFrom Worstede, a town in Norfolk; equivalent to Old English worϸ (“enclosure”) + stede (“place”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editworstede (plural worstedes)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “worsted, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.