mærstan

Old English

Etymology

Compound of mǣre +‎ stān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæːr.stɑːn/, [ˈmæːrˠ.stɑːn]

Noun

mǣrstān m

1. merestone, boundary marker, landmark

   Ðis syndon ða landgemǣrcas, on mǣrstān; of mǣrstāne on ðone ealdan gāran

   These are the landmarks at the merestone, from the merestone at the old promonitory

Declension

Declension of mærstan (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mǣrstān	mǣrstānas
accusative	mǣrstān	mǣrstānas
genitive	mǣrstānes	mǣrstāna
dative	mǣrstāne	mǣrstānum

Descendants

• Middle English *mereston
  • English merestone