[Sca-cooks] Interesting period words

[Terry Decker]

>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

Only if that someone is female.  You are mixing Old English and Greek
("poly" meaning much or many), which might be correct in modern English (if
only the OED would accept it).

Bear