[Sca-cooks] Interesting period words

[CorwynWdwd at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/30/2004 1:22:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net writes:
Not "stir," but "-estre," an Old and Middle English suffix denoting a female
agent.

Bear
So a polyestre would be someone of multiple talents? :Running for the rock::

Cor.... errr... Mordonna

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