semestere

Middle English

Alternative forms

semester, semster, semstere

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sēamestre; equivalent to seem (“seam”) +‎ -estere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːm(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈsɛm(ə)stər(ə)/, /-strə/

Noun

semestere

A seamster or seamstress; a person (often female) employed in sewing.

Descendants

English: seamster, sempster (obsolete semster)
- ⇒ English: seamstress

References

“sē̆mester(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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