mereswin
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn. Equivalent to mere (“sea”) + swīn (“pig”). Cognate with Old Saxon meriswīn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mereswīn n
- dolphin or porpoise
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Swylċe ēac þēos eorþe is berende missenlīcra fugela ⁊ sǣwihta ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft fanġene seolas ⁊ hronas and mereswȳn; ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft numene missenlīcra cynna weolcsċylle ⁊ muscule, ⁊ on þām oft ġemette þā betstan meregrotan ǣlces hīwes.
- This land also bears various birds and sea creatures, and seals, porpoises, and dolphins are often caught here; and various kinds of mussels and shellfish are often taken, and in them the best pearls of every color are often found.
- Mereswīn bēoþ swīðe plegol nīetenu.
- Dolphins are very playful animals.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
[edit]Declension of mereswīn (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | mereswīn | mereswīn |
accusative | mereswīn | mereswīn |
genitive | mereswīnes | mereswīna |
dative | mereswīne | mereswīnum |
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