onstead
onstead · onsteads
A single farmhouse; a steadingA single farmhouse; a steading.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)A single farmhouse; a steading.
Origin
With loss of original w-, due to Scandinavian una (“to reside, dwell”), from *wonstead, frWith loss of original w-, due to Scandinavian una (“to reside, dwell”), from *wonstead, from won (“to reside, dwell”) + stead. More at wone, stead.
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