Old English · noun

stæner

Normalised stǣner

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈstæː.ner/
Syllables: ˈstæː · ner (2 syllables)
Modern English: stanner stanners stannery stony

Meaning

stony ground

(gloss) petrōsa

Declension

Declension of stæner
	Plural
Nominative	stǣner stǣneru
Accusative	stǣner stǣneru
Genitive	stǣnera
Dative	stǣnerum

Etymology

Formed on analogy with other fossilised z-stem plurals (e.g. Old English hæteru (“clothing”), Old English sċerero/sċeruro (“scissors”), Old English sunor (“swine herd”), etc.); perhaps hearkening back to a Proto-West Germanic *stainiʀu. Equivalent to stān + -ru.

Descendants

stanner, stanners, stannery

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