synnere

Middle English

Alternative forms

sinnier, sunger, sungere, sunner, synnar, synner, synnour, synnyer
zeneȝere (Kent)

Etymology

From synnen +‎ -er, replacing earlier synful (“sinner”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsin(j)ər(ə)/, /ˈsɛn-/, /ˈsun-/

Noun

synnere (plural synneres)

A sinner; one who commits sins, especially sexual ones.
(rare) A pagan or unbeliever; a believer in a false religion.

Descendants

English: sinner
Scots: sinner

References

“sinner(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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