easter

== English == === Etymology === From Old English eastera, eastra. Compare norther, souther, wester. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiː.stə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈi.stəɹ/ Rhymes: -iːstə(ɹ) === Adjective === easter (comparative more easter, superlative most easter) (now dialectal) Eastern. [from 8th c.] comparative form of east: more east ==== Derived terms ==== easterly Easter Ross ==== Related terms ==== wester down-easter === Noun === easter (plural easters) A strong easterly wind (a wind blowing from the east). ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === easter (third-person singular simple present easters, present participle eastering, simple past and past participle eastered) To move toward the east. 1940(?), Thomas Allen, The Journals of Sir Thomas Allin, 1660-1678: At 5 the wind eastered and came E. by N., that we went 2 knots […] . === References === “easter”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. === Anagrams === teares, eaters, Eastre, teresa, Teresa, asteer, saeter, reseat, teaser, Teares, aretes, steare, seater, arsete, ratees, Trease, arêtes, Seater, sæter, earset, Taseer, staree