Wærstan

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Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Pronounced Pron. war-stahn(Old English)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsWærstān, Werstan, Waerstan, Werestan, Werstane, Westan

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain. The first element may derive from either Old English wær "aware, cautious" or wær "truth, faith, fidelity" (compare Old High German war "aware" and war "true") and the second element from stan "stone".
Added 1/22/2024 by Linguist56
Edited 2/16/2024 by jocatchi