mereswyn
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English mereswīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną; equivalent to mere (“lake, sea”) + swyn (“pig”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mereswyn (rare)
- porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
- dolphin (cetacean of family Delphinidae)
- Synonym: delphyn
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Mere-swine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 354, column 3.
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