"hwamstan" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxwɑm.stɑːn/, [ˈʍɑm.stɑːn]
Etymology: From hwamm (“corner, angle”) + stan (“stone, rock”). Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=hwamstān|sort=}} hwamstān m, {{ang-noun|m|head=hwamstān}} hwamstān m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|hwamstān}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hwamstān|hwamstānas|hwamstān|hwamstānas|hwamstānes|hwamstāna|hwamstāne|hwamstānum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: hwamstān [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], hwamstān [nominative, singular], hwamstānas [nominative, plural], hwamstān [accusative, singular], hwamstānas [accusative, plural], hwamstānes [genitive, singular], hwamstāna [genitive, plural], hwamstāne [dative, singular], hwamstānum [dative, plural]
  1. cornerstone, corner stone, foundation (figurative) Synonyms: hyrnstān, grundstān, hwomstān, huamstān, huomstān, hwammstān
    Sense id: en-hwamstan-ang-noun-D2wBm9Q1 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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      "form": "hwamstān",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwamstān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "hwamstānes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hwamstāna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "hwamstāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwamstānum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "args": {
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        "head": "hwamstān"
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      "expansion": "hwamstān m",
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        "3": "hwamstān",
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        "6": "hwamstāna",
        "7": "hwamstāne",
        "8": "hwamstānum",
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        "title": "",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In the head of the cornerstone",
          "text": "In hēafut huomstānes",
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        }
      ],
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        "cornerstone, corner stone, foundation (figurative)"
      ],
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          "corner stone",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hyrnstān"
        },
        {
          "word": "grundstān"
        },
        {
          "word": "hwomstān"
        },
        {
          "word": "huamstān"
        },
        {
          "word": "huomstān"
        },
        {
          "word": "hwammstān"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxwɑm.stɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʍɑm.stɑːn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwamstan"
}
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "6": "hwamstāna",
        "7": "hwamstāne",
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        "num": "",
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Old English lemmas",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In the head of the cornerstone",
          "text": "In hēafut huomstānes",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "cornerstone"
        ],
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          "corner stone"
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxwɑm.stɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʍɑm.stɑːn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hyrnstān"
    },
    {
      "word": "grundstān"
    },
    {
      "word": "hwomstān"
    },
    {
      "word": "huamstān"
    },
    {
      "word": "huomstān"
    },
    {
      "word": "hwammstān"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwamstan"
}

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