quernstone

English edit

Alternative forms edit

quern-stone

Etymology edit

quern +‎ stone. From Middle English querneston, whernston, from Old English cweornstān, from Proto-Germanic *kwernōstainaz. Cognate with Old High German quirnstein and Old Norse kvernsteinn.

Noun edit

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quern-stone

quernstone (plural quernstones)

Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.

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