whatstane

Middle English

Noun

whatstane

  1. alternative form of wheston

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English whetstan (compare southern wheston), from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain.

Pronunciation

Noun

whatstane (plural whatstanes)

  1. whetstone
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