"quernstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quernstones [plural]
Etymology: quern + stone. From Middle English querneston, whernston, from Old English cweornstān, from Proto-Germanic *kwernōstainaz. Cognate with Old High German quirnstein and Old Norse kvernsteinn. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quern|stone}} quern + stone, {{inh|en|enm|querneston}} Middle English querneston, {{m|enm|whernston}} whernston, {{inh|en|ang|cweornstān}} Old English cweornstān, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kwernōstainaz}} Proto-Germanic *kwernōstainaz, {{cog|goh|quirnstein}} Old High German quirnstein, {{cog|non|kvernsteinn}} Old Norse kvernsteinn Head templates: {{en-noun}} quernstone (plural quernstones)
  1. Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand. Wikipedia link: quern-stone Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: quern-stone
    Sense id: en-quernstone-en-noun-4yVPU3mF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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