spynnere

Middle English

Alternative forms

spinnere, spyner, spynnare, spynner

Etymology

From spinnen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspinər(ə)/

Noun

spynnere (plural spynneres)

A spinner; a person (normally a woman) who spins fibre as a job.
Synonym: spynnestere
A spider (kind of arthropod).

Descendants

English: spinner

References

“spinner(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.

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