stean

stean · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stainijǭ“stonen vessel, crucible”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stainijā
3. Old English · inherited fromstǣne“pitcher, jug”
4. Old English · inherited fromstǣna“stone jug, a stean, a pot of stone or earth”
5. Middle English · inherited fromstene“waterpot”
6. English todaystean

From Middle English stene (“waterpot”), from Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a stean, a pot of stone or earth”) and Old English stǣne (“pitcher, jug”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā, from Proto-Germanic *stainijǭ (“stonen vessel, crucible”). Cognate with Old High German steinna (“pot, saucepan”). Doublet of stein.

stean · verb, noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stainijaną“to adorn with stones”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stainijan
3. Old English · inherited fromstǣnan“to stone, cast stones at; adorn with precious stones”
4. Middle English · inherited fromstenen
5. English todaystean

From Middle English stenen, from Old English stǣnan (“to stone, cast stones at; adorn with precious stones”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainijan, from Proto-Germanic *stainijaną (“to adorn with stones”), *stainōną (“to throw stones at”). Cognate with Old High German steinen (“to adorn with stones”), Old High German steinōn (“to throw stones”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stainjan, “to throw stones at”).

stean · noun³

1. Northern Middle English · inherited fromstan
2. English todaystean

Inherited from Northern Middle English stan, stane (“stone”); thus a dialectal form of stone.

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