Etymology

stonedelf

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Today it means: A stone or rock quarry. Full definition →

Middle English stonidelf ← Old English stānġedelf
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  1. Old English · inherited fromstānġedelf“stone-quarry”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromstonidelf
  3. English todaystonedelf

From Middle English stonidelf, stanidelf, from Old English stānġedelf (“stone-quarry”), equivalent to stone + delf.

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