sealtstan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saltastain, equivalent to sealt (“salt”) +‎ stān (“stone”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑltˌstɑːn/, [ˈsæ͜ɑɫtˌstɑːn]

Noun

sealtstān n

rock salt
a stone or pillar formed from salt

Declension

Declension of sealtstan (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sealtstān	sealtstānas
accusative	sealtstān	sealtstānas
genitive	sealtstānes	sealtstāna
dative	sealtstāne	sealtstānum

Descendants

Middle English: salt stan, salt ston, saltstone, salteston
- English: saltstone
- Scots: salt stane

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