hwetstan
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain. Equivalent to hwettan (“to sharpen”) + stān (“stone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithwetstān m
- sharpening stone, whetstone
- Þā sċearpestan eċġe man wyrcþ mid þon stumpan hwetstāne.
- The sharpest edge is made with a blunt whetstone.
- Hēo hwette hire seax on lȳtlum hwetstāne þe hēo of hiere pohhan ātēah.
- She sharpened her knife on a little whetstone that she'd pulled out of her pocket.
Declension
editDeclension of hwetstan (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | hwetstān | hwetstānas |
accusative | hwetstān | hwetstānas |
genitive | hwetstānes | hwetstāna |
dative | hwetstāne | hwetstānum |
Descendants
edit- Middle English: whestone, whetston, whetesston
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