webbestre

Old English

Etymology

From webba (“weaver”) +‎ -estre (feminine agent suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweb.bes.tre/

Noun

webbestre f

(female) weaver

Declension

Declension of webbestre (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	webbestre	webbestran
accusative	webbestran	webbestran
genitive	webbestran	webbestrena
dative	webbestran	webbestrum

Descendants

Middle English: webbestere, webbester, webestere, webstar, webstare, webster, webstere, webstere
- English: webster
- Scots: wabster

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