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stíþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stíþlíce, adv.
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Stíðlícor restrictius, R. Ben. Interl. 6, 5. Stíþlícor districtior, i. rigidior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 49. firmly, without giving way Ðás geweorc stondaþ stíðlíce, Exon.

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.
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of constant mind, resolute Strang and stíðmód gestáh hé on gealgan, Rood Kmbl. 79 ; Kr. 40. of stern mind, stern Stíðmód gestód wið steápne rond bealdor ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5125 ; B. 2566.

stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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Beó him gesǽd eall seó stíðnys and earfoðnys ðe tó Gode lǽt predicentur ei omnia dura et aspera per que itur ad Deum, R. Ben. 96, 19. Ne hý mid weorces stíðnesse ofsette sýn ut . . . ne violentia laboris opprimantur, 75, 9.

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Faraþ hý geond missenlíce þeóda, néfre staþolfeste, nǽfre wuniende, náhwár sittende, R. Ben. 135, 23. firm in a moral sense, unwavering, unyielding, constant God is ána staþolfæst wealdend, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 24: Andr. Kmbl. 241; An. 121.

steám

(n.)
Grammar
steám, stém, stiém, es; m.
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Forlǽt wynsumne réc ástígan ... Ðá of ðære stówe steám up árás swylce réc, Elen. Kmbl. 1603; El. 803. Stenc út cymeþ of ðam wongstede, wynsumra steám swæcca gehwylcum, Exon. Th. 358, 14; Pa. 45.

Linked entries: stém stiém

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Ne stande hé on his stede and endebyrdnesse, ac stande hé ealra ýtemest, R. Ben. 68, 10. Sig him geþafod, ðæt hé stede æfter ðam abbode healde, 106, 2. Æsc stede rihte hylt, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 26; Rún. 26.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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Ic (the cross) wæs áheáwen holtes on ende, ástyred of stefne (swefne, Kemble) mínum, Rood Kmbl. 59; Kr. 30. Beám yldo ábreóteþ and bebriceþ telgum, ástyreþ stefn on síðe, áfylleþ hine on foldan, Salm. Kmbl. 594; Sal. 296. <b>I a.

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Æfer ðæs gyltes gemete sceal beón gelengen ðære steóre gemet (disciplinae mensura), R. Ben. 48, 16. Ðæt hí stýran (punish) ǽlcum ðara ðe ðis ne gelǽste ... and on ðære steóre ne sý nán forgifnes, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 8.

sticels

(n.)
Grammar
sticels, es; m.
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Ic bæd mínne Drihten ðæt hé áfyr*-*rode ðæs sceoccan sticels fram mé ( there was given to me a thorn in the flesh. . . . I besought the Lord, that it might depart from me, 2 Cor. 12, 7-8), Homl. Th. i. 474, 12-15. Sticelse stimulo, monitione, Hpt.

Linked entry: sticel

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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A.) mynstermonna cynne ad cenobitarum fortissimum genus, R. Ben. 10, 4. rigid, unyielding, obstinate, persistent. v. stræcness On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða ánfealdan stræcan on óðre ða unbealdan.

Linked entry: strec

stræcness

(n.)
Grammar
stræcness, e ; f.
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Persistence, perseverance, pertinacity Mid unáter*-*iendlíc[r]e strecnysse indefessa instantia (perseverantia), Hpt. Gl. 434, 24. Hí mid ánrǽdnesse and mid strecnesse geearnodon heofona ríce, L. Ælfc. P. 13 ; Th. ii. 368, 29

streng

(n.)
Grammar
streng, es; m.
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a string, cord, rope Ráp vel strenc funiculus, modicus funus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 67. Strengas vel bendas lora136, 77. Hé worhte swipan of strengon ( de funiculis), Jn. Skt. 2, 15. a string of a musical instrument Streng fidis. Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 54.

stund-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stund-mǽlum, adv.
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Stuntmælum, R. Ben. Interl. 38, 10

stúpian

(v.)
Grammar
stúpian, p. ode
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To stoupe nutare, Rel. Ant. i. 6, col. 1 (14th cent.). Over þe table he gon stoupe Alis. 1103. Layamon uses the verb transitively: Mon mæi mid strenðe stupen (stoupe, 2nd MS.) hine to grunde, 25950

stæððigness

(n.)
Grammar
stæððigness, e; f.
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Fore stilnesse stæððinesse propter taciturnitatis gravitatem, R. Ben. Inter. 26, 6

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> a stone in the bladder :-- On ðære blǽdran stánas weaxaþ, Lchdm. ii. 238, 18: i. 212, 22. rock, a rock (lit. and fig.) Ðæt hig sucon hunig of stáne and ele of ðam heardustan stáne, Deut. 32, 13. Hé lǽdde wæter of stáne ( de petra ), Ps.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

stán-boga

(n.)
Grammar
stán-boga, an; m.
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Seah on enta geweorc hú ða stánbogan ( of the cave within the rock ) stapulum fæste éce eorðreced innan healde, 5429; B. 2718

stán-carr

(n.)
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rock, stone Stáncarr heard petram durissimam, Rtl. 19, 21

Linked entry: carr

stán-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
stán-fáh, adj.
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Many-coloured with stones, epithet of a road, Beo. Th. 645; B. 320: Andr. Kmbl. 2473; An. 1238

stán-hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hrycg, es; m.
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A ridge of rock Swilce betwux stánhricgum quasi inter Scyllam, Hpt. Gl. 529, 22

Linked entry: hrycg