stane

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See also: stanę

English

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Etymology

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From Northern Middle English stan, stane, from Old English stān (stone). More at stone.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stane (countable and uncountable, plural stanes)

  1. A dialectal or obsolete form of stone.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English stān, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

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stane (plural stanes)

  1. Alternative form of stone

Etymology 2

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From stane, alternative form of stone.

Verb

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stane

  1. Alternative form of stonen

Old English

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Noun

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stāne

  1. dative singular of stān

Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English stan, stane, the Northern ME form of stone, from Old English stān (stone), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

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stane (plural stanes)

  1. stone
  2. (slang, usually in the plural) testicles