mereswin
Old English
Alternative forms
- meresƿīn
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise”, literally “sea pig”), equivalent to mere- + swīn. Akin to Old High German merisuīn (“dolphin, porpoise”) (German Meerschwein (“dolphin”)), Old Norse marsvín (“dolphin”). More at mere, swine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.re.ˌswiːn/
Noun
mereswīn n
- a dolphin or porpoise
- Se cniht tealde þæt mereswīn tō his betstan frēonde.
- The boy considered the dolphin his best friend.
- Tōdæġ wearþ ġīet ōðer mereswīna hēap ġestrandod.
- Today yet another group of dolphins became stranded.
- Hwæt is hit, mereswīn oþþe ānhorn?
- What is it, a dolphin or a unicorn?
- Þanne man on þām wætere biþ, þanne magon þā mereswīn hine rihte þurh ġesēon.
- When you're in the water, the dolphins can see right through you.
- Mereswīn sind swīðe plegol nīetenu.
- Dolphins are very playful animals.
- Iċ eom mereswīn þe ġemoltenne snāw nǣfre ne onbierġde.
- I'm a dolphin who's never tasted melted snow.
Declension
Declension of mereswin (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mereswīn | mereswīn |
| accusative | mereswīn | mereswīn |
| genitive | mereswīnes | mereswīna |
| dative | mereswīne | mereswīnum |
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