millstone

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A large round stone used for grinding grain.
2. A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).

Sinonieme

grindstone

grinding stone

load

metate

quernstone

albatross

hone

impediment

mill

roller

runner

🏃

sharpening stone

stone

🪨

stone mortar

buhrstone

burrstone

responsibility

rotten-stone

rubberstone

millstone grit

rub stone

baggage

ballast

burden

difficulty

grinder

Vertalings

mola

Mühlstein

meule

macina

muela

mó

molensteen

mola

piedra de molino

μυλόπετρα

engel

yük

escollo

rémora

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɪlstəʊn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: mylneston

Geërf van Old English: mylenstān

Verwante met Deens: møllesten

Verwante met Middle Dutch: molensteen

Verwante met Nederlands: molensteen

Verwante met Fries: molestien

Verwante met Boeknoors: møllestein

Verwante met Old Saxon: mulinstēn

Verwante met Middle Low German: mȫlenstēn

Verwante met Old High German: mulinstein

Verwante met Middle High German: mülstein

Verwante met Duits: Mühlstein

In summary

From Middle English mylneston, milneston, from Old English mylenstān (“millstone”), from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu + *stain; equivalent to mill + stone; cognate with Danish møllesten, Middle Dutch molensteen (modern Dutch molensteen), West Frisian molestien, Norwegian Bokmål møllestein, Old Saxon mulinstēn (Middle Low German mȫlenstēn), Old High German mulinstein, mülstein (Middle High German mülstein, modern German Mühlstein).