soutere

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sūtere, from Latin sūtor; compare Old Danish sutæræ, Old Swedish sūtare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːtər(ə)/, /ˈsutər(ə)/

Noun

soutere (plural souteres)

  1. A shoemaker (one who makes shoes)
  2. A cobbler (one who mends shoes)
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reeve's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 3903-3904:
      The devel made a reve for to preche,
      And of a souter a shipman or a leche.
      The devil made a reeve to preach,
      Or of a cobbler made a shipman or a physician.

Descendants

  • English: souter
  • Scots: souter, sutter

References

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