mereswyn
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English mereswīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną; equivalent to mere (“lake, sea”) + swyn (“pig”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mereswyn (rare)
- porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
- dolphin (cetacean of family Delphinidae)
- Synonym: delphyn
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mere-swine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 354, column 3.
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- enm:Cetaceans