Home › Words › S › stanestane/steɪn/stane means A dialectal or obsolete form of stone.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, stane ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.stane is pronounced /steɪn/.EtymologyFrom Northern Middle English stan, stane, from Old English stān (“stone”). More at stone.nounA dialectal or obsolete form of stone.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stanners 64% match — The small stones and gravel on the edge of a body of water; also applied to stones in a riverbed which might be submerged or exposed and dry. vs stane →styen 64% match — stone vs stane →stean 63% match — A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth. vs stane →stoneless 61% match — Without stone or stones (all senses). vs stane →snakestone 61% match — A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland. vs stane →wheelstone 60% match — Synonym of screw-stone. vs stane →backstone 60% match — A stone at the rear of something. vs stane →datestone 60% match — An embedded stone with a date carved into it. vs stane →