"-estere" meaning in Middle English

See -estere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-(ə)stər(ə)/, /-(ə)strə/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English -estre, from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā. The change from -estre to -estere is probably due to analogy with -ere and apocopated forms of this suffix (i.e. -ester). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|-estre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English -estre, {{inh+|enm|ang|-estre}} Inherited from Old English -estre, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-astrijā}} Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -estere
  1. Forms (often feminine) agent nouns from other nouns or verbs; -ster, -ress. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ester, -estre, -ister, -istre, -star, -stare, -ster, -stere, -uster, -ysstere
    Sense id: en--estere-enm-suffix-7j4FJbTp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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        "lit": "",
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        "tr": "",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/-(ə)strə/"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "-istre"
    },
    {
      "word": "-star"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "-ster"
    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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