stanweall

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From stān + weall.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑːn.wæ͜ɑll/, [ˈstɑːn.wæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun[edit]

stānweall m

  1. stonewall, stone wall, rampart
    Ða hwīle ðe mon worhte ða burg mid stānwealle
    While one built the city with a rampart
    Þæt wæter stōd him on twā healfa swilce ōðer stānweall
    The water stopped to him in two halves like a stonewall

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