Cynnestre

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - cynnestre

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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cynnestre
f. [cennan to bring forth, -estre a female termination, q. v.] One who brings forth, a mother; genitrix, mater :-- Ðæt cild oncneów Marian stemne, cynnestran the child knew the voice of Mary, the mother, Homl. Th. i. 352, 27. cynnestre,cynning
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