onstead

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A single farmhouse; a steading. Scotland,UK,archaic,dialectal
    — The farm onsteads on many properties are old, and afford too little accommodation

词形变化

onsteads plural

词源

With loss of original w-, due to Scandinavian una (“to reside, dwell”), from *wonstead, from won (“to reside, dwell”) + stead. More at wone, stead.
Alternatively, possibly a corruption of homestead.
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