stefn-byrd
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Regulation, direction Sceoldon eal beran stíþe stefnbyrd swá him se steóra bibeád missenlíce gemetu all creatures had to submit to firm direction, as the guide ordered them, various modes, Exon. Th. 349, 12; Sch. 45
stel-méle
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A vessel with a stem or handle Stelmélas, Anglia ix. 264, 11
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stel-scofl
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faselus Steolscofle faselo, Germ. 400, 498
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ster-melda
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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
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stic-ádl
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Stitch, pain in the side Sticwærc, sticádl telum, i. dolor lateris, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 23
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stic-tǽnel
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a wicker basket Sticténel fiscillus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 55. Stictǽnel fiscilus, 35, 37
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stig-fearh
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a young pig to keep in a sty Ǽhteswáne gebyreþ stífearh, L. R. S. 7 ; Th. i. 436, 22
stæf-cyst
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Excellence in letters or learning, book-learning, 'Leornodest ðú ǽfre sealmas oþþe óþre hálige gewritu?' 'Ic stæfcyste ne leornode ne ðæra manna nánum ne hlyste ðe ða smeádon and rǽddon' ' didst thou ever learn psalms, or other holy writings?' 'I never
stæf-gefég
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a combination of letters that forms a syllable Syllaba is stæfgefég on ánre orðunge geendod. A domo fram húse; hér is se a for ánum stæfgefége; ab homine; hér is se ab án stæfgefég. Hwílon byþ ðæt stæfgefég on ánum stæfe, hwílon on twám, etc., Ælfc.
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stæf-leornere
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A learner of letters, a scholar Stæfleornera stoicorum, Hpt. Gl. 479, 64
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stæf-liðere
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An engine for casting stones, a kind of sling Staeblidrae, steblidrae, staefliðre ballista, Txts. 44, 136. Stæfliðere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 62: fundabulum, i. 35, 31: fundibalum, 84, 36: balista, Hpt. Gl. 423, 63. Stæfliðera ballista, 487, 21. Stæfliðera
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stæf-rǽw
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A letter-row, an alphabet Mid stæfrǽwe endebyrdnesse tósceádene alphabeti ordine distinctum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 40
stæf-sweord
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A sword-stick Stæfsweord dolones, Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 55
stæf-wís
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Skilled in letters, literate Gelǽred, stefwís, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24
stæf-wrítere
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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
stæl-hrán
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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
stæl-wirðe
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Able to stand a person in good stead (v. stæl, II), serviceable Se ðe geornlíce conn ongietan ðæt hé gadrige ðæt him stælwierðe sié qui sollicite noverit sumere, quod adjuvat, Past. 17, 5; Swt. 115, 3. Ða scipu ðe stælwyrðe wǽron binnan Lundenbyrig gebrohton
stæp-mǽlum
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step by step Wæs gesewen micel cyrce tó ðære hí stæpmǽlum ástigon (cf. Blickl. Homl. 207, 11), Homl. Th. i. 508, 12. step by step (fig.), gradually, by degrees Stæpmǽlum gradatim, per singulos gradus, Hpt. Gl. 497, 54: Scint. l01, 13. Ðæt mód glít niðor
stǽr-trahtere
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One who treats of history Stǽrtractere commentarius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 42
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