"onstead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: onsteads [plural]
Etymology: With loss of original w-, due to Scandinavian una (“to reside, dwell”), from *wonstead, from won (“to reside, dwell”) + stead. More at wone, stead. Alternatively, possibly a corruption of homestead. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|won|stead|t1=to reside, dwell}} won (“to reside, dwell”) + stead Head templates: {{en-noun}} onstead (plural onsteads)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A single farmhouse; a steading. Tags: Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal Categories (topical): Agriculture, Buildings

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