sarsen
English edit
Etymology edit
From Saracen (“Muslim”), by extension, “non-Christian, pagan”.
Pronunciation edit
sarsen | (file) |
Noun edit
sarsen (plural sarsens)
- Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England.
- Synonyms: greywether, Saracen's stone, Saracen stone, Sarsden, Sarsden stone, sarsen stone
- 2020 July 29, Franz Lidz, “Whence Came Stonehenge’s Stones? Now We Know”, in New York Times[1]:
- The study pinpointed the source of the sarsens, a mystery that has long bedeviled geologists and archaeologists.
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Further reading edit
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From sars (“sieve”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sarsen
- To sieve (filter with a sieve)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sarsen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sārcen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.