Etymology

merestone

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Today it means: A stone designating a limit or boundary; a boundary stone. Full definition →

First used 10th c.Middle English merestone ← Old English mǣrstān
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  1. Old English · inherited frommǣrstān“boundary-stone”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommerestone
  3. English todaymerestone

From Middle English merestone, merestane, from Old English mǣrstān (“boundary-stone”), equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + stone.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 10th c. A stone designating a limit or boundary; a boundary stone.

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