gunneston
Middle English
Alternative forms
- gonne-stone, gonne stone, gonn stone, gunne ston, gunne stone, gunstone
Etymology
From gunne + ston.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡun(ə)ˌstɔːn/
Noun
gunneston (plural gunnestones)
- (Late Middle English) A cannonball; a missile used by a cannon.
- (rare, Late Middle English) A missile used by a trebuchet or similar device.
Descendants
- English: gunstone (obsolete)
- Scots: gunstane (obsolete)
References
- “gǒnne-stōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-23.