stane

See also: stanę

English

Etymology

From Middle English stan, stane, a form of stone, from Old English stān (“stone”). More at stone.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

• IPA^(key): /steɪn/

Noun

stane (countable and uncountable, plural stanes)

1. A dialectal or obsolete form of stone.

Anagrams

• Antes, Teans, Tenas, antes, etnas, nates, neats, senat, stean

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Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

stane (plural stanes)

1. Alternative form of stone

Etymology 2

From stane, alternative form of stone.

Verb

stane

1. Alternative form of stonen

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Scots

Etymology

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

Noun

stane (plural stanes)

1. stone