gestour

Middle English

Alternative forms

iestour, jestour, gestiour, gestowre, geestour, gestoure

Etymology

Equivalent to gesten +‎ -our; compare geste (“a deed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɛsˈtuːr/, /ɡɛːsˈtuːr/

Noun

gestour (plural gestours or gestoures)

A reciter of gests or legendary tales.
- (Can we date this quote by Chaucer and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
  minstrels and gestours for to tell tales
A jester; a comic.

Descendants

English: jester
Scots: jestar

References

“ǧē̆stǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.
gestour in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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