jester

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See also: ještěr

English

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Painting of jesters playing Cochonnet by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala.
Jesters

Etymology

From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

jester (plural jesters, feminine jestress)

  1. One who jests, jokes or teases.
  2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.

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Translations

person who amused a medieval court — see court jester

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.

Alternative forms

Noun

jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestere or jestre or jestrer, definite plural jesterne or jestrene)

  1. yeast
    Synonym: gjær
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

jester m

  1. indefinite plural of jest

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest.

Pronunciation

Noun

jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestrar, definite plural jestrane)

  1. yeast
    Synonym: gjær

Related terms

References

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