onstead
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A single farmhouse; a steading.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A single farmhouse; a steading.
Origin: With loss of original w-, due to Scandinavian to reside, dwell, from *wonstead, from . More at wone, stead. Alternatively, possibly a corruption of homestead. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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