Stæf-ford
Stafford
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Stafford Æt Stæfforda, Chr. 913; Th. i. 186, col. 2
stæl-giest
A thievish guest
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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe hé ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5
stæl-here
A marauding band ⬩ predatory army
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A marauding band, predatory army Hié fóron út mid stælherge nihtes ... and genómon unlytel ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on ierfe, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 13. Drehton ða hergas West-Seaxna lond mid stælhergum, 897; Erl. 95, 9. Ðæt hié ða burga hira módes wið stælherigas
stæf-plega
A letter-game ⬩ a literary game
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A letter-game or a literary game Staebplegan, staefplagan ludi litterari, ludi litterali, Txts. 72, 577. Stæfplegan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 17
stæf-róf
elimentum
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glosses elimentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 24
á-stípan
To bereave
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To bereave (with gen.) Se earma man ástýped (-stǽped, v. l.) and bereáfod his suna miser orbatus, Gr. D. 75, 27. Se ástýpta (-stépta,v. l.) ceorl orbatus rusticus, 165, 19. þám ástýptan (-stéptan, v. l. ) wífe, 18, 15. Þ ástépede wíf, 14. Wé wǽron ástýpede
æðel-stenc
A noble odour ⬩ odor nobilis
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A noble odour; odor nobilis, Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 10; Ph. 195
ár-stæf
Favour ⬩ kindness ⬩ benefit ⬩ help ⬩ gratia ⬩ beneficium ⬩ auxilii latio
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Favour, kindness, benefit, help; gratia, beneficium, auxilii latio Fæder alwalda mid árstafum eówic gehealde síða gesunde may the all-ruling Father hold you with kindness safe on your ways, Beo. Th. 639; B. 317. For árstafum ðú usic sóhtest thou hast
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a-stépan
to bereave, as children of their parents
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to bereave, as children of their parents, Gr. Dial. 1, 2 : Ps. Vos. 108, 8
Linked entry: a-stépte
án-stapa
A lone wanderer ⬩ solivagus
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A lone wanderer; solivagus, Exon. 95b; Th. 356, 21; Pa. 15
burh-steal
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A city-place; arcis locus, arx
edwít-stæf
A disgraceful letter, reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonour ⬩ opprobrium
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A disgraceful letter, reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonour; opprobrium Eom ic to edwít-stæfe eallum geworden factus sum opprobrium omnĭbus. Ps. Th. 108, 24: 78, 4: 118, 42
emb-stemn
By turns ⬩ vĭcissim
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By turns; vĭcissim Embstemn vel ðǽr gemang vĭcissim, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 140, 2
ende-stæf
An epilogue, conclusion, destruction ⬩ epĭlŏgus, perorātio
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An epilogue, conclusion, destruction; epĭlŏgus, perorātio Heó endestæf gesceáwiaþ they shall behold their end, Cd. 225; Th. 398, 30; Sat. 541
frum-stemn
The fore-part of a ship ⬩ prow ⬩ prōra
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The fore-part of a ship, prow; prōra, Glos. Brux. Recd. 37, 41; Wrt. Voc. 63, 55
fyrd-stemn
an army-corps
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an army-corps
Lǽden-stæf
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A Latin letter Hit wæs áwriten grécisceon and lédenstafon erat scribtum græce et latine, Jn. Skt. 19, 20
leád-stæf
A scourge
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A scourge Similar entries [cf. last entry under leáden] Leádstafum mastigiis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 75
leód-stefn
A race ⬩ family ⬩ people
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A race, family, people, Ps. Th. 82, 7