sauscistre

Old French

Alternative forms

sawcitre

Etymology

Of unclear origin; possibly from Late Latin *salsīcior (literally “saltiness”), from salsīcius (“salty”) +‎ -or (abstract nominal suffix). Alternatively from Late Latin *salsīculus, from salsīcius (“salty”) +‎ -ulus (dimininutive suffix), with either analogical palatalisation of /k/ or metathesis. Compare Medieval Latin salsīstrum, salsīstra.

Pronunciation

(classical, late) IPA^(key): /sau̯ˈsistɾə/

Noun

sauscistre oblique singular, m (oblique plural sauscistres, nominative singular sauscistres, nominative plural sauscistre)

(Anglo-Norman, rare) sausage

Descendants

→ Middle English: sawcistre, salsister, salsyster, saucestre, sausister, sawsestyr, sawcyster; saustre, saustyre, sawstyre
- Scots: sauster, saster

References

“saucistre m.”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

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