"mereswin" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈme.reˌswiːn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn. Equivalent to mere (“sea”) + swīn (“pig”). Cognate with Old Saxon meriswīn. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*mariswīn}} Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, {{af|ang|mere|swīn|t1=sea|t2=pig}} mere (“sea”) + swīn (“pig”), {{cog|osx|meriswīn}} Old Saxon meriswīn Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=mereswīn|sort=}} mereswīn n, {{ang-noun|n|head=mereswīn}} mereswīn n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|mereswīn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|mereswīn|mereswīn|mereswīn|mereswīn|mereswīnes|mereswīna|mereswīne|mereswīnum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: mereswīn [canonical, neuter], strong [table-tags], mereswīn [nominative, singular], mereswīn [nominative, plural], mereswīn [accusative, singular], mereswīn [accusative, plural], mereswīnes [genitive, singular], mereswīna [genitive, plural], mereswīne [dative, singular], mereswīnum [dative, plural]
  1. dolphin or porpoise Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans
    Sense id: en-mereswin-ang-noun-b9pFc762 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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