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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain. Equivalent to hwettan (“to sharpen”) + stān (“stone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hwetstān m
- 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
Declension of hwetstan (strong a-stem)
Descendants