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éðel-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-stæf, es; m.

A family staff or support, stay of the houseprædii sustentācŭlum

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A family staff or support, stay of the house; prædii sustentācŭlum

Linked entry: éðyl-stæf

for-stæl

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stæl, pl. -stǽlon

stole

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stole, Gen. 27, 36: Mt. Bos. 28, 13:

for-stent

(v.)
Grammar
for-stent, 3rd sing. pres. of for-standan.

stands foravailsprofits

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stands for, avails, profits, L. O. 13; Th. i. 182, 19: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 9;

here-stræl

(n.)
Grammar
here-stræl, es; m.

An arrow

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An arrow, Beo. Th. 2874; B. 1435

Lǽden-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-stæf, es; m.
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A Latin letter Hit wæs áwriten grécisceon and lédenstafon erat scribtum græce et latine, Jn. Skt. 19, 20

leád-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
leád-stæf, es; m.

A scourge

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A scourge Similar entries [cf. last entry under leáden] Leádstafum mastigiis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 75

gleó-stæf

Grammar
gleó-stæf, gliw-stæf, es; m.

Joy

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Joy Gliwstafum joyously, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 22; Wand. 52

Linked entry: gliw-stæf

gliw-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
gliw-stæf, es; m.

be-stæl

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-stæl, pl. -stǽlon

stole upon

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stole upon, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 33 : Chr. 876; Erl. 79, 13; Similar entries p. of be-stelan

bóc-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; g. -stafa; d. -stafum; m.

A bookstaf, a letter, characterlitera, character

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A bookstaf, a letter, character; litera, character = χαρακτήρ Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstafas they cut upon his weapon a heap of fatal marks, baleful letters, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162. Engel Drihtnes wrát in wáge worda gerýnu

bord-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bord-stæþ, es; pl. nom. acc. -staðu; n. [stæþ a shore, bank]

The sea-shorelitus

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The sea-shore; litus Eágorstreámas beóton bordstaðu [bordstæðu MS.] the ocean-streams beat the sea-shores, Andr. Kmbl. 883; An. 442

stræc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc-líc, adj.
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Rigorous, strict, severe Gif hié ne beóþ gebundne mid stræclíce láreówdóme si hanc districtionis severitas non coarctat, Past. 17, 9 ; Swt. 123, 17. Streclícere hǽse rigido imperio, Hpt. Gl. 437, 4

Linked entry: strec-líc

strǽl-bora

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl-bora, an ; m.
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An archer Strélbora arcister, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 8. Strǽlbora and scytta, 7, 32. Strǽlbora, 55

strǽl-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl-wyrt, e ; f.
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Club-moss (?). Somner gives the word as glossing callitrichon Gif dolh fúlige, ceów strǽlwyrt on and gearwan, Lchdm. ii. 96, 9

streám-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
streám-líc, adj.
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Of water Ofer streámlícum ríðum over rivers of waters, Homl. Th. i. 444, 10

streám-weall

(n.)
Grammar
streám-weall, es; m.
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A shore Stáh ofer streámweall he landed, Cd. Th. 90, 12 ; Gen. 1494

streám-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
streám-wilm, es; m.
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The boiling of the waters, surge; aestus Streámwelm hwíleþ, Andr. Kmbl. 990; An. 495

streng-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
streng-líc, adj.
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Strong, flrm Hú hé him strenglícran stól geworhte, heáhran on heofonum, Cd. Th. 18, 14; Gen. 273. Cf. strang-líc

stare-blind

(adj.)

Similar entry: stær-blind

stæþ-hlípe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-hlípe, adj.
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Running to the shore(?), steeply sloping, precipitous Stæþhlépe divexum, i. inclinatum, pronum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 52. Hí ne mihton ofer ðæt scræf swá swæðhlýpe (stæþ-?) [wæs] dǽr hí gongan [sceoldon] ǽr ðon hié gerýmdon ðone upgang and geworhtan they

Linked entries: swæð-hlýpe -hlípe