lopster
Middle English
/ˈlɔp(ə)stər/
noun
Definitions
- A lobster or crayfish.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English loppestre (lobster, spider-like creature) affix from Middle English loppe (bough, spider, flea).
Origin
Middle English
loppe
Gloss
bough, spider, flea
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lobster English
- lobsterback English
- lobsterboat English
- lobsterer English
- lobsterette English
- lobsterish English
- lobsterlike English
- lobsterling English
- lobsterman English
- lobsterscope English
- lobsterwoman English
- lobstery English
- lop English
- slipper lobster English
- locusta Latin
- лобстер Russian
- loppe Old English
- loppestre Old English
- loppe Middle English
- loppes Middle English
- לובסטר Hebrew (modern)