tæppere

Old English

Etymology

From tæppa +‎ -ere; compare tæppestre (“barmaid, female tavern-keeper”).

Noun

tæppere m (nominative plural tæpperas)

  1. one who sells wine, a tavern-keeper, tapper, barkeep
    Tæppere, wínbrytta ― Tapper, wine-seller

Derived terms
  • tæppestre — barmaid
  • wīntæppere — wine tapper
  • tæppa — tap, spigot
  • tæppian — to open a cask, furnish with a tap

Descendants

References
  • 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", tæppere et al.
  • Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), tæppere.
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