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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English mereswīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną; equivalent to mere (“lake, sea”) + swyn (“pig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːr(ə)ˌswiːn/, /ˈmæːr(ə)ˌswiːn/, /ˈmɛr(ə)ˌswiːn/
Noun
mereswyn (rare)
- porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
- Synonyms: (rare) brunswyn, porpeys
- dolphin (cetacean of family Delphinidae)
- Synonym: delphyn
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