hwetstan

Old English

Alternative forms

hwettstān, hwetestān, huetistān

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain. Equivalent to hwettan (“to sharpen”) +‎ stān (“stone”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxwetˌstɑːn/, [ˈʍetˌstɑːn]

Noun

hwetstān m

sharpening stone, whetstone
Þā sċearpestan eċġe man wyrcþ mid þon stumpan hwetstāne.
The sharpest edge is made with a blunt whetstone.

Hēo hwette hire seax on lȳtlum hwetstāne þe hēo of hiere pohhan ātēah.
She sharpened her knife on a little whetstone that she'd pulled out of her pocket.

Declension

Declension of hwetstan (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwetstān	hwetstānas
accusative	hwetstān	hwetstānas
genitive	hwetstānes	hwetstāna
dative	hwetstāne	hwetstānum

Descendants

Middle English: whestone, whetston, whetesston
- English: whetstone, whestone

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