cweornstan
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cweorn + stān, from cweornstān, from Proto-Germanic *kwernōstainaz. Cognate with Old High German quirnstein and Old Norse kvernsteinn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cweornstān m
- quernstone, millstone
- Lǣt niman ǣnne grēatne cwurnstān and hǣtan hine and lecgan hine under þone man
- Let one take a great quernstone and heat it and lie it underneath it
- Ðæt him wǣre getiged ān ormǣte cwyrnstān to his swuran, and he swā wurde on dēoppre sǣ besenced
- That to him were tied an immense quernstone on his neck, and so was he sunk in the deep sea
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cweornstān | cweornstānas |
| accusative | cweornstān | cweornstānas |
| genitive | cweornstānes | cweornstāna |
| dative | cweornstāne | cweornstānum |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English querneston, wherneston
- English quernstone