sawcistre

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === salsister, salsyster, saucestre, sausister, sawsestyr, sawcyster saustre, saustyre, sawstyre (contraction) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sauscistre (“sausage”), of unclear origin; compare Medieval Latin salsīstrum, salsīstra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sau̯ˈsistər/, /ˈsau̯sistər/, /-rə/ (contracted) IPA(key): /ˈsau̯stər/ === Noun === sawcistre (chiefly Northern, uncommon) sausage Synonyms: podynge (more usual), sawsiche (rare, late) ==== Descendants ==== Scots: sauster, saster ==== References ==== “sausister, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “saustre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.