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fæstmód-staðol

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Dele

stán-hol

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hol, es; n.
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A hole in rocks Hié (serpents and wild beasts) in stánholum hié selfe dígliaþ saxorum latebris occulta, Nar. 6, 1. Ðá flugon hié in ða wæter and hié ðǽr in ðám stánholum hýddon, 22, 13

stán-hof

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hof, es; n.
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A house of stone Stánhofu stódan, Exon. Th. 478, 10; Ruin. 39

stalaþ

Grammar
stalaþ, stalaþ-eþ v. staþel.

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ge-stálian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stálian, (from <b>ge-stathorn;elian</b>)
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to found Munucregol . . . þe Eádgár kyning hét þone biscop gestálian (ge-staþelian, v.l.), Chr. 975 ; P.121, 32. ¶ Gestaþelode is given as a variant pf gestalode furabatur Gr. D. 98, 28

gestaðel-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
gestaðel-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted [staðel a foundation, fæstan to make fast]

To foundestablishstăbilīre

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To found, establish; stăbilīre Ic gestaðelfæste stăbĭlio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 54

stíþ-hygd

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hygd, adj.
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Resolute, constant Gé tó ðam lifgendan stáne stíðhygde staþol fæstniaþ, Exon. Th. 281, 30 ; Jul. 654

grot

(n.)
Grammar
grot, es; n.
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Uneáþe ǽnig grot staþoles aðstód hardly any particle of foundation remained, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 23

Linked entry: grytt

wíg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-steall, es; n.

A defensive positiona bulwarkbastiondefence

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Wurdon hyra wígsteal wésten-staþolas, brosnade burgsteal, Exon. Th. 477, 21; Rum. 28. Wígstealla propupnacula Hpt. Gl. 426, 73

framlíce

(adv.)
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., strenuissime ) þá staþolas ýcean, Bd. 2, 4; Sch. 127, 2: 1, 5; Sch. 17, 13: 4, 10; Sch. 400, 1. Fromlíce, 5, 7; Sch. 583, 1

un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hopeunpromising

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Hié oft gebidon on lytlum staþole and on unwénlícum ( a slight foundation and one that gave little hopes of success ), Ors. 4, 9; Swt, 192, 34.

Linked entry: wén-líc

trumness

(n.)
Grammar
trumness, e; f.
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Weorc handa his bodaþ trumnyss[e] ł staþol (firmamentum), Ps. Spl. 18, 1. v.trymness

healm

stubblestrawa strawstalk

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Swá hwylc man swá ofer þisne staþol seteð . . . híg oððe healm (stipulam) . . . þeáh þe ꝥ híg and ꝥ healm forbyrne, Gr. D. 328, 23-27. Wið liðseáwe, genim bereu healm, Lch. ii. 134, 2. Sete hié swé swé halm (stipulam) biforan onsiéne windes, Ps.

gripe

(n.)
Grammar
gripe, es; m.
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Staþole strengra ðonne ealra stána gripe stronger in position than the hold of all stones, Salm. Kmbl. 154; Sal. 76

Linked entries: greóp hilde-frófor

óþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-standan, I.
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Alf. pol. 46; Th. i. 92, 23. to remain standing, remain Uneáþe ǽnig grot staþoles óþstód, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 23. Ðæt is lang tó sæcganne, hú ða wurdon generede in ðære Noes earce, ða ðe ðǽr tó láfe ófstódon.

úre

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, adj. pronoun.

ourours

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Úre se trumesta staþol, Blickl. Homl. 13, 10. Tó úres Drihtnes méder, 5, 2. On naman Godes úres, Ps. Spl. 19, 5. Beorhtnes blíðan Drihtnes úres, Ps. Th. 89, 19. Seó rihteste bysen úran (úres, MS. F.) menniscan lífes, R. Ben. 133, 4.

geó

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Staþol wæs iú þá, Rä. 70, 2. God nú iú ríxað on him, Hml. Th. i. 520, 23. His brýdbedd mé is geara nú iú mid dreámum, Hml. S. 7, 43.

grund

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Staþolas ł grundweallas ł grundas munta fundamenta montium, Ps.

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Biþ Drihten úre se trumesta staþol, Blickl. Homl. 13, 10.

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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Gé tó ðam lifgendan stáne staþol fæstniaþ, Exon. Th. 281, 30; Jul. 654. Ic stande beforan ðé uppan Oreb stáne ( supra petram Horeb ), Ex. 17, 6. Ðú eart Petrus and ofer ðisne stán ( petram ) ic timbrige míne cyricean, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18: 7, 24.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung