baswa stán
A topaz, a precious stone varying from a yellow to a violet colour ⬩ topazium
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A topaz, a precious stone varying from a yellow to a violet colour; topazium Ofer gold and ðone baswon stán [ = baswan stán] super aurum et topazion, Ps. Spl. 118, 127
Dægsan stán
DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberland ⬩ agro Cumbriæ
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DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberland; loci nomen in agro Cumbriæ Hér Ægþan Scotta cyng feaht wið Dælreoda, and wið Æðelferþe, Norþhymbra cynge, æt Dægstáne [Dægsan stáne, Th. 37, 26], and man ofslóh mǽst ealne his here in this year [A. D. 603] Ægthan king
stán
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stone as a material Hig hæfdon tygelan for stán, Gen. 11, 3. Genim geoluwne stán take ochre, Lchdm. i. 374, 14. Se ðe ofer ðone stán ( supra petrosa ) ásáwen is, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 20. a stone, a piece of stone Se pitt wæs geheled mid ánum stáne ... Hig
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stán
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add: v. un-gebeáten. <b>II b.</b> add: a milestone Of ðǽre burnan tó míla stáne; of ðám stáne on ðá háran apeltreó, C. D. iii. 382, 22. v. byrþen-, cealc-, cynning-, fót-, fýr-, gagat-, gemǽr-, gicel-, heal-, hróf-, hwam-, marmel-, mealm-
cynning-stán
A trying-stone ⬩ tessera
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to try, prove; stán a stone] A trying-stone;tessera Cynning-stán on tæfle a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board; pyrgus [ = πύργος], turricula,Ælfc. Gl.
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cisil-stán
sand-stone
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sand-stone
eorcnan-stán
A precious stone, pearl, topaz ⬩ lăpis prĕtiosus, gemma ⬩ tŏpāzion = τοπάζιον, τόπαζος
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A precious stone, pearl, topaz; lăpis prĕtiosus, gemma, tŏpāzion = τοπάζιον, τόπαζος; m. the yellow or oriental topaz. Ps. Spl. M. C. 118, 127: Elen. Kmbl. 2048; El. 1025 : Exon. 64b; Th. 238, 12 ; Ph. 603. Eorcanstán, 124b; Th. 478, 7; Ruin. 37. Eorclanstán
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Ecg-bryhtes stán
Brixton Deverill
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Brixton Deverill, Wilts?—He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n
ceosel-stán
Sand-stone, gravel ⬩ glarea, calculus
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Sand-stone, gravel; glarea, calculus Ceoselstán glarea, Wrt. Voc. 63, 70. Cyselstán calculus, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 46; Wrt. Voc. 19, 48
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cwyrn-stán
A mill-stone ⬩ molaris lapis, mola
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A mill-stone; molaris lapis, mola Cwyrnstán mola, Wrt. Voc. 83, 8. Ðæt him wǽre getiged án ormǽte cwyrnstán to his swuran, and he swá wurde on deóppre sǽ besenced that an immense mill-stone was tied to his neck, and he was so sunk in the deep sea, Homl
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mægen-stán
A mighty stone
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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod. Dip
hwet-stán
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Huetistán (huete-) cox Txts. 54, 294. Hwetstán cox, hwetestán cotem Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 4, 5. Lytel hwetstán coticulus vel coticula 135, 37. Hwettstán cotem An. Ox. 56, 21. Mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán æfter þǽm ꝥ hé þence þone soelestan
marman-stán
Marble ⬩ a piece of marble
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Marble, a piece of marble Gehér ðú marmanstán, Andr, Kmbl. 2994; An. 1500. Þrúh of marmanstáne, Homl. Th. i. 564, 20. On ðam marmanstáne, 506, 11: Blickl. Homl. 203, 35: 207, 13
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marm-stán
Marble ⬩ a piece of marble
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Marble, a piece of marble Ðes marmstán hoc marmor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 31: Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 19. Of marmstáne geworht, Chart. Th. 241, 12. On mearmstáne, Exon. 60 b; Th. 225, 12; Ph. 333. Of fiðerscítum marmstánum geworht made of squared blocks
mealm-stán
Maum-stone
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Maum-stone. 'In agro Oxoniensi lapidem invenies friabilem, quem maum vocant indiginæ.' E. D. S. Gloss. B. 15. A correspondent of Dr. Bosworth's writes: 'The Maumstone is to be found, more or less, all over Wiltshire, especially towards Stonehenge. It
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clif-stán
A rough stone, rock ⬩ cautes
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A rough stone, rock; cautes Clifstánas cautes, Cot. 44
tæfl-stán
A die, or a piece in a game
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A die, or a piece in a game (tæfl) Teblstán (tebel-) calculus, Txts. 47, 349. Tæflstán calculus (in a list 'de alea'), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 29. Tæfelstán, 66, 48. Tæfelstánas aleae, 39, 46
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mǽr-stán
A boundary-stone
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A boundary-stone Ðis syndon ða landgemǽro . . On mǽrstán; of mǽrstáne on ðone ealdan gáran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 438, 28
mylen-stán
A stone for grinding
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A stone for grinding Feól oððe mylenstán lima, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 75 : i. 287, 2
windel-stán
A tower with a winding staircase
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A tower with a winding staircase Windelstán coclea, gewind circuitus ascensus (the word occurs in a list of names of buildings), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 3