mereswin

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn. Equivalent to mere (“sea”) +‎ swīn (“pig”). Cognate with Old Saxon meriswīn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈme.reˌswiːn/

Noun

mereswīn n

dolphin or porpoise
Mereswīn bēoþ swīðe plegol nīetenu.
Dolphins are very playful animals.

Declension

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Descendants

Middle English: mereswyn, mereswyne, mersuine
- English: mereswine
- Scots: mereswine

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