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hairer 2

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Searchable Lemmata: hairer (ME).
Alternate Forms: hayrer, hayrere, heyrere.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Occupation; maker or dealer of haircloth or items made from haircloth. Often found as an occupational surname. Cf. haire maker, haire monger, hairester.(circa 1250 - circa 1400)
1. John the Hayrer. Accounts. [MED in Fransson Surn. (99) 1252]
2. Hayrer. [MED in G.Otto Handwerkernamen (79) 1390/1391]
c.f.: hairester
ME.
Sex: Male    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, haire (q.v.) 'haircloth' + agent suffix -er.
WF: Derivation
Etym Cog:
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