mereswin

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise”, literally “sea-swine”), equivalent to mere- +‎ swīn. Akin to Old High German merisuīn (“dolphin, porpoise”) (German Meerschwein (“dolphin”)), Old Norse marsvín (“dolphin, sea-pig”). More at mere, swine.

Noun

mereswīn n

a dolphin or porpoise

Declension

Declension of mereswin (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mereswīn	mereswīn
accusative	mereswīn	mereswīn
genitive	mereswīnes	mereswīna
dative	mereswīne	mereswīnum

Descendants

Middle English: merswin
- English: mereswine
- Scots: mereswyne, merswine

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