stane

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/steɪn/

noun

A dialectal or obsolete form of stone.

OriginNorthern Middle English stan ← Old English stān →
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Meanings

nounstane (countable and uncountable, plural stanes)

plural stanes

  1. countableuncountableA dialectal or obsolete form of stone.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstān“stone”
  2. Northern Middle Englishstan
  3. Englishstane

From Northern Middle English stan, stane, from Old English stān (“stone”). More at stone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stane

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Anagrams

antesSantenatesAstenstean
Cite this entry
APA

stane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stane

MLA

“stane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stane.

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