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stæf-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
stæf-wís, adj.

Skilled in lettersliterate

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Skilled in letters, literate Gelǽred, stefwís, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24

stæf-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-wrítere, es; m.

A writer about letters or grammar

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A writer about letters or grammar Stæfwríterum grammaticorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 33 : 75, 40. The word glosses historiographus, 42, 45, but perhaps stær- should be read for stæf-: and 18, 67 stæfwríterum glosses caracteribus, which seems an error

stæf-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-rǽw, e; f.

A letter-rowan alphabetan alphabet

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A letter-row, an alphabet Mid stæfrǽwe endebyrdnesse tósceádene alphabeti ordine distinctum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 40

stæf-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-sweord, es; n.

A sword-stickframea

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A sword-stick Stæfsweord dolones, Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 55

stæl-hrán

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-hrán, es; m.

A decoy-reindeer

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A decoy-reindeer Ða deór hí hátaþ hránas; ðara wǽron syx stælhránas; ða beóþ swýðe dýre mid Finnum, for ðæm hý fóþ ða wildan hránas mid, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 11

eá-streám-ýþ

(n.)

A river-stream-floodrīvi fluctus

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f A river-stream-flood ; rīvi fluctus Cd. 192; Th. 240, II; Dan. 385

stéd-hors

Similar entry: gestéd-hors

á-sten

Similar entry: stinan

soru

(n.)
Grammar
soru, (?), e; f.

A particle of dustbit of strawdross

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A particle of dust, bit of straw Sore (stréu, Rush.) festucam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 3, 4

án-streces

(adv.)
Grammar
án-streces, adv. [an one; streces, gen. of strec a stretch]

At one stretchwith one effortcontinuallysine intermissione

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At one stretch, with one effort, continually; sine intermissione And fóron on ánstreces dæges and nihtes and went at one stretch day and night, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 25

Linked entry: án-reces

stel-méle

(n.)
Grammar
stel-méle, es; m.
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A vessel with a stem or handle Stelmélas, Anglia ix. 264, 11

Linked entry: méle

stel-scofl

(n.)
Grammar
stel-scofl, (?), e; f. The word apparently should mean a shovel with a long handle (v. stela), but it glosses
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faselus Steolscofle faselo, Germ. 400, 498

Linked entry: steol-scofl

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
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The word occurs in the following apparently corrupt passage Gif frigman mannan forstele gif hé eft cuma stermelda secge an andweardne gecænne hine gif hé mǽge if a freeman steal a man; if he (the man who has been stolen) come back to give information

Linked entry: melda

eá-streám-ýþ

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Dele, and see preceding word

ge-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stregdan, ge-strédan; pp. strogden and -stregd(ed), -stréd(ed) (v. stregdan).
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to strew, scatter; — Tuiggo hiá ge[s]trédon (strægdun, R.) ł legdon on weg ramos sternebant in via, Mt. L. 21, 8. Þá gestródnan vel tóstencte dispersae, i. distribute. Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 70.

be-strídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strídan, he -strít, pl. -strídaþ; p. -strád, pl. -stridon; pp. -striden

To BESTRIDEascendere

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To BESTRIDE; ascendere Bestrídan hors to bestride a horse; equum ascendere, Lye

Linked entry: strídan

ymb-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-strícan, p. -strác
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To rub round so as to smooth Gif ðæs dolges ófras synd tó heá ymbstríc mid háte ísene if the edges of the wound are too high, pass a hot iron round Lchdm. ii. 96, 5

Linked entry: strícan

stríme

(adj.)
Grammar
stríme, streme; adj.
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Having a current

á-stregdan

Grammar
á-stregdan, Add: also pp.-strogden
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Stregd (ástregd,v. L.) þis gehálgode wæter ofer þæs mannes líchaman, Gr. D. 82, 17. Ástregde (-stréde, v. 1.) man þone wǽtan mid háligwætere liquor aspergatur aqua benedicta, Ll. Th. ii. 214, 29. Ástrogden asparsus, Rtl. 118, 5 : 119, II: 122, 22

strídan

(v.)
Grammar
strídan, p. strád, pl. stridon.
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, pillage, rob Strád (streád ? from strúdan) conpilat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 14: 96, 74