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Old English · noun

cimbstan

Normalised ċimbstān

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃimbˌstɑːn/
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃimb · ˌstɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
pedestalfittedpillarbase

Meaning

  1. a stone into which a pillar is fitted; a base or pedestal

Declension

Declension of cimbstan
SingularPlural
Nominative ċimbstānċimbstānas
Accusative ċimbstānċimbstānas
Genitive ċimbstānesċimbstāna
Dative ċimbstāneċimbstānum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From *ċimb + stān.

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