loppestre

Middle English

Noun

loppestre

Alternative form of lopster

Old English

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of Latin locusta (“lobster, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre; or from lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlop.pes.tre/

Noun

loppestre f

lobster

Descendants

Middle English: lopster, loppestre, lopuster, lopister, lopstere, lobstere, loppysstere, loppster, loppestere, lobstar
- English: lobster
- Scots: lapster, labster

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