eastre

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ēastrun, ēastron, ēastru, ēoster, ēster, ēastor, ēastro === Etymology === Apparently named from the dawn goddess Ēastre, from Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ, from a suffixed form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”). Cognate with Old Frisian āsteron, Old High German ōstarūn (German Ostern). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːs.tre/ === Noun === ēastre f Easter The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in the plural, with no change in meaning. The oblique cases often show -on instead of -an. This could be from the original Germanic ending, -ōn, which became -an in all other n-stems. ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ēasterlīċ ēastermōnaþ ēastertīd ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: Eestour, Ester, YestreEnglish: Easter→ Chickasaw: Iista'Scots: Easter === References === Boehler, Maria. (1967) Die altenglischen Frauennamen, page 67 Ed. Henry Sweet (1885) The oldest English texts, volume 34, pages 158-159, 611