Lexicon:Middle/sūnstōnē
Appearance
| sūnstōnē | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Middle CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsuːn.stoː.neː/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Proto sunston |
| Later form | Swynstoen |
sūnstōnē — a standing marker whose noon shadow is read to find the solstices and equinoxes.
Notes
By this period the civic instruments were monumental and the timber ones domestic.