gunneston

Middle English

Alternative forms

gonne-stone, gonne stone, gonn stone, gunne ston, gunne stone, gunstone

Etymology

From gunne +‎ ston.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡun(ə)ˌstɔːn/

Noun

gunneston (plural gunnestones)

(Late Middle English) A cannonball; a missile used by a cannon.
(rare, Late Middle English) A missile used by a trebuchet or similar device.

Descendants

English: gunstone (obsolete)
Scots: gunstane (obsolete)

References

“gǒnne-stōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-23.

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