flynt ston

Middle English

Alternative forms

fflyntstone, flynston, flynt-stane, flyntstone, flynt stoone

Etymology

From flynt +‎ ston.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflin(t)ˌstɔːn/

Noun

flynt ston (plural flynt stones)

Any of a group of (mostly igneous) solid stones.
A flintstone; a piece of flint used as a firestarter.

Descendants

English: flintstone
Scots: flynt-stane

References

“flint-stōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

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