spynner

Middle English

Alternative forms

spynnere, spinnere, spynnare, spyner

Etymology

From spinnen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspinər/

Noun

spynner (plural spynners)

A spinner; a person (normally a woman) who spins fibre as a job.
A spider (kind of arthropod).

Synonyms

spynnester

Descendants

English: spinner

References

“spinner(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.

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