by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012
la Souteres | |||||
"Sutor, which is now rare but was very common in the 12th century, is Lat sutor 'shoemaker', often a translation of OE sūtere, the source of the remaining forms." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 418 s.n. Souter) "Occup. 'the souter,' i. e. shoemaker." (Bardsley, p. 703-704 s.n. Soutar) Bardsley (p. 693 s.n. Sisson) notes Cesse the souteresse as appearing in Piers Plowman, I. 3105. Piers Plowman was written c. 1360-1387. | |||||
Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
Nota | la | Souteres | 1312 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 418 s.n. Soutar) |
Medieval Scotland | Medieval Names Archive | A Survey of English Bynames
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