mærstan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mǣr + stān.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæːr.stɑːn/, [ˈmæːrˠ.stɑːn]

Noun[edit]

mǣrstān m

  1. merestone, boundary marker, landmark
    Ðis syndon ða landgemǣrcas, on mǣrstān; of mǣrstāne on ðone ealdan gāran
    These are the landmarks at the merestone, from the merestone at the old promonitory

Declension[edit]

Declension of mærstan (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mǣrstān mǣrstānas
accusative mǣrstān mǣrstānas
genitive mǣrstānes mǣrstāna
dative mǣrstāne mǣrstānum

Descendants[edit]

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