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Stonhenge
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Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Stonheng
enm Stanheng Stanhenge early
Etymology
From enm ston henge stone hinge 1 or enm hengen "hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment".
Pronunciation
enm /ˈstɔ̝ːnˌ(h)eːnd͡ʒ(ə)/ /ˈstɔnˌ(h)eːnd͡ʒ(ə)/ /-(h)ɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/
enm /ˈstɑːnˌ(h)eːnd͡ʒ(ə)/ early
Proper noun
enm group of standing stones in co/Wiltshire cc/England Stonehenge
Descendants
en Stonehenge obsolete en Stonage
fro Stounhenges 1