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tæppestre

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
tæppestre, an; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§603;
A woman who sells wine, a hostess
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  • Tæppestre

    caupona,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3;
    • Zup. 36, 13.
Etymology
[He knew the tavernes ... and everych hostiler and tappestere,
  • Chauc. C. T. 241.
]
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  • tæppestre, n.