mereswin

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn. Equivalent to mere (“sea”) +‎ swīn (“pig”). Cognate with Old Saxon meriswīn.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈme.reˌswiːn/

Noun[edit]

mereswīn n

dolphin or porpoise
Mereswīn bēoþ swīðe plegol nīetenu.
Dolphins are very playful animals.

Declension[edit]

Declension of mereswin (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mereswīn	mereswīn
accusative	mereswīn	mereswīn
genitive	mereswīnes	mereswīna
dative	mereswīne	mereswīnum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: mereswyn, mereswyne, mersuine
- English: mereswine
- Scots: mereswine

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