hunebed
Dutch
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editEtymology
editFrom huin (“giant”) + bed (“bed”), roughly meaning "a bed (of stones) built by giants". Cognate to and probably formed after German Hünenbett (“dolmen”), which may have caused the Dutch -ui- to be replaced by -u- - although this may also be due to Low German influence.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithunebed n (plural hunebedden)