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Steen

//stiːn// name, noun, verb

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Proper Noun

1
A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

Noun

1
Alternative form of stean. alt-of, alternative
2
Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine. South-Africa, countable, uncountable

Verb

1
Alternative form of stean. alt-of, alternative
"1723, Richard Froſt, James Young, et al., An Account of a Well near Queenborough in Kent, John Eames, John Martyn, The Philosophical Transactions 1719—1733, Abridged, Volume 6, Part 2, Royal Society (Great Britain), page 244, We then meaſured the Depth of it, and found it 200 Foot, and artificially ſteened the whole Depth with circular Portland Stone, which is all entire, and ſtands fair, the mean Diameter is four Foot eight Inches; […] ."

Etymology

Etymology 1

* As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines. * As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen. * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of Stephen”), usually Anglicized as McStephen, McStein.

Etymology 2

Early Afrikaans, elliptically from steendruiven (“stone grapes”), from steen (“stone”) + druiven (“grapes”), plural of druif.

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