gunstone
Middle English
/ˈɡunstɔːn/
noun
Definitions
- (Late ME) A cannonball; a missile used by a cannon.
- (rare) A missile used by a trebuchet or similar device.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English gunne + Middle English stone.
Origin
Middle English
stone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gun English
- gunstone English
- stone English
- stān Old English
- brymston Middle English
- capston Middle English
- flynt ston Middle English
- gonner Middle English
- gravestone Middle English
- gunne Middle English
- gunnepoudre Middle English
- mylnston Middle English
- slykstone Middle English
- stenen Middle English
- stone Middle English
- stonen Middle English
- stoonen Middle English
- whestone Middle English
- gunnr Old Norse
- gunna Middle Irish