mousere

Middle English

Alternative forms

mouser, musere, mowsere, moushere, mushere, mowseer, mowse-er, mouseer, mouse ere, mowsare

Etymology 1

mousen (“to catch mice”) +‎ -er

Noun

mousere (plural mouseres)

A hunter of mice

Descendants

English: mouser

References

“mǒusere, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From mous +‎ ere (“ear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmuːsˌɛːr(ə)/

Noun

mousere

mouse-ear (Hieracium pilosella)

Descendants

English: mouse-ear

References

“mǒus-ēre, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.

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