Mereswine

Alternative forms

• mereswyne, merswine Scotland

Origin

From Middle English mereswin ("porpoise, dolphin"), from Old English mereswīn ("porpoise, dolphin"), from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną ("dolphin, porpoise"), from Proto-Germanic *mari ("sea") + Proto-Germanic *swīną ("swine, pig"), equivalent to - + swine. Akin to Old High German merisuīn "dolphin, porpoise" (German Meerschwein "dolphin"), Old Norse marsvīn ("dolphin, sea-pig"), Middle Low German merswīn "dolphin". More at mere, swine.

Full definition of mereswine

Noun

1. A porpoise
2. A dolphin

Related terms

• sea-pig
• seaswine