hwetstan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hwettstān, hwetestān, huetistān

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain. Equivalent to hwettan (“to sharpen”) +‎ stān (“stone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwetˌstɑːn/, [ˈʍetˌstɑːn]

Noun

hwetstān m

  1. sharpening stone, whetstone
    Þā sċearpestan eċġe man wyrcþ mid þon stumpan hwetstāne.
    The sharpest edge is made with a blunt whetstone.
    Hēo hwette hire seax on lȳtlum hwetstāne þe hēo of hiere pohhan ātēah.
    She sharpened her knife on a little whetstone that she'd pulled out of her pocket.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hwetstān hwetstānas
accusative hwetstān hwetstānas
genitive hwetstānes hwetstāna
dative hwetstāne hwetstānum

Descendants

  • Middle English: whestone, whetston, whetesston
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