jester

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English

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Painting of jesters playing Cochonnet by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala.
Jesters

Etymology

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From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest +‎ -er.

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jester (plural jesters)

  1. One who jests, jokes or teases.
  2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.

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Noun

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jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestere or jestre or jestrer, definite plural jesterne or jestrene)

  1. yeast
    Synonym: gjær
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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jester m

  1. indefinite plural of jest

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest.

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Noun

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jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestrar, definite plural jestrane)

  1. yeast
    Synonym: gjær
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