mærstan

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Old English

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Etymology

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Compound of mǣre +‎ stān.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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