"hwetstan" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxwetˌstɑːn/, [ˈʍetˌstɑːn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain. Equivalent to hwettan (“to sharpen”) + stān (“stone”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hwattjastain}} Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain, {{compound|ang|hwettan|stān|t1=to sharpen|t2=stone}} hwettan (“to sharpen”) + stān (“stone”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=hwetstān|sort=}} hwetstān m, {{ang-noun|m|head=hwetstān}} hwetstān m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|hwetstān}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hwetstān|hwetstānas|hwetstān|hwetstānas|hwetstānes|hwetstāna|hwetstāne|hwetstānum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: hwetstān [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], hwetstān [nominative, singular], hwetstānas [nominative, plural], hwetstān [accusative, singular], hwetstānas [accusative, plural], hwetstānes [genitive, singular], hwetstāna [genitive, plural], hwetstāne [dative, singular], hwetstānum [dative, plural]
  1. sharpening stone, whetstone Synonyms: hwettstān, hwetestān, huetistān
    Sense id: en-hwetstan-ang-noun-VGC2MIaa Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for hwetstan meaning in Old English (3.4kB)

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      "ipa": "[ˈʍetˌstɑːn]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈʍetˌstɑːn]"
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      "word": "hwettstān"
    },
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      "word": "hwetestān"
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      "word": "huetistān"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwetstan"
}

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