sawcistre

Middle English

Alternative forms

salsister, salsyster, saucestre, sausister, sawsestyr, sawcyster
saustre, saustyre, sawstyre (contracted)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sauscistre (“sausage”), of unclear origin; compare Medieval Latin salsīstrum, salsīstra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sau̯ˈsistər/, /ˈsau̯sistər/, /-rə/
(contracted) IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯stər/

Noun

sawcistre

(chiefly Northern, uncommon) sausage
Synonyms: podynge (more usual), sawsiche (rare, late)

Descendants

Scots: sauster, saster

References

“sausister, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“saustre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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