cæfester

Old English

Alternative forms

cælfster
caebestr — early

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capistrum, from capi(ō) (“seize”) +‎ -trum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.fes.ter/, [ˈkæ.ves.ter]

Noun

cæfester ?

(rare) halter
Synonym: hælftre (more common)

References

Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cæfester”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I ⁠‎, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.

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