lester

== Cornish == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Cornish lester, from Old Cornish lester, from Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom (“pot”). ==== Noun ==== lester m (plural lestri) vessel, dish (nautical) ship Synonym: gorhel utensil ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== lester third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of lestra second-person singular imperative of lestra === Etymology 2 === From les (“width”) +‎ -ter. ==== Noun ==== lester m width == French == === Etymology === From lest +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛs.te/ === Verb === lester (transitive) to ballast Antonym: délester ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “lester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse lestr. Cognate with Icelandic lestur. === Noun === lester m (definite singular lesteren, indefinite plural lestrar, definite plural lestrane) reading (ecclesiastical) lection === References === “lester” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === steler == Old Cornish == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom (“pot”). === Noun === lester ship, boat c. 1200, Latin-Old Cornish Glossary in British Library MS Cotton Vespasian A XIV, folio 7 verso: ==== Descendants ==== Middle Cornish: lester Cornish: lester