sopere
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English *sāpere (in toponyms); by surface analysis, sope (“soap”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔ̝ːpər(ə)/
Noun
sopere (plural soperes)
- A soapmaker; a manufacturer or retailer of soap.
Descendants
- English: soaper
References
- “sōper(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
sopere
- alternative form of soper