stæf-liðere
An engine for casting stones ⬩ a kind of sling
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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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stæl-hrán
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
stæf-rǽw
A letter-row ⬩ an alphabet ⬩ an alphabet
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A letter-row, an alphabet Mid stæfrǽwe endebyrdnesse tósceádene alphabeti ordine distinctum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 40
a-stód
stood up ⬩ insisted
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stood up, insisted,Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 20: Lk. Bos. 23, 23 ;
for-stód
stood for ⬩ availed ⬩ profited ⬩ understood
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stood for, availed, profited, understood, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 7: Cd. 37; Th. 48, 2; Gen. 769;
fór-stód
stood before or against ⬩ withstood
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stood before or against, withstood, Num. 22, 22;
frécne-stíg
A dangerous way or path ⬩ steep place ⬩ precipice ⬩ præcĭpĭtium
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A dangerous way or path, steep place, precipice; præcĭpĭtium. Som. Ben. Lye
in-sting
Authority
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Authority Nán ðere biscope ne habbe nán insting on ðæt mynster let no bishop have any authority in that monastery, Chart. Th. 348, 12
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inwit-stæf
Evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice ⬩ nequitia
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Evil, wickedness, malice; nequitia, Ps. Th. 54, 15 : 140, 5
mylen-stíg
A path to a mill
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A path to a mill Æfter ðam grénan wege in tó ðeære mylnstíge; of ðære mylenstíge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 389, 9
orweg-stíg
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A path difficult of access Orwegstig devia callis (-us, MS. ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 57. Horwegstíg ( but cf. horu-weg), 25, 25
stæl-tihtle
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A charge of theft Be stæltyhtlan (staltihtlan, MS. B.). Ðonne mon monnan betýhþ ðæt hé ceáp forstele, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 11: L. O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 14. Gif hwá þurh stæltihtlan freót forwyrce, L. Ed. 9; Th. i. 164, 10
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stæl-wyrt
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Water starwort Stælwyrt callitriche (cf. wæterwyrt callitriche, 67, 18), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 15
stig-ráp
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A stirrup Stigráp scansile, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 1. Stíráp, 23, 17. (In each case the word occurs in a list of words connected with riding.) Stírápas scansilia, 41, 34
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stig-weard
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a steward (v. stig), one who has the superintendence of household affairs ; especially matters connected with the table. [The word, which is found generally with the form stí-ward and in late documents, occurs in Eadred's will, and in a connection which
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stig-wita
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An officer of a household (v. stig) Ða ðe Sodoma and Gomorra golde berófan bestrudon stigwitum those who robbed Sodom and Gomorrah of gold, despoiled their houses of officers, Cd. Th. 125, 14 ; Gen. 2079. Weallas beofiaþ ofer stíwiturn the walls tremble
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stíl-ecg
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Steel-edged Stíð and stýlecg ( a sword ), Beo. Th. 3070 ; B. 1533
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stenc-brengende
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Odoriferous Stengcbrengendra blóstmana sigbégo odoriferas florum coronas, Rtl. 77, 39
steór-stefn
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The stern, poop Steórstefn puppis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 28