weald-stapa
A grasshopper ⬩ locust
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A grasshopper, locust Waldstapan locustas, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 6
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weall-steáp
high as regards its walls ⬩ buildings, with lofty walls ⬩ with lofty cliffs, lofty.
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high as regards its walls orbuildings, with lofty walls Hié on weallsteápe burg (cf. seó steápe burh on Sennar, 102, 15; Gen. 1700) wlítan meahton, Cd. Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402. with lofty cliffs, lofty. Similar entries v. weall, Hié oferfóran weallsteápan
gærs-stapa
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Hyllehama oððe gærstapa cicada, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 54. Add
brond-stæfn
The shining prowed ⬩ proram spuma fulgentem habens
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The shining prowed; proram spuma fulgentem habens Storm ne mæg brecan brondstæfne a storm cannot break the shining [foaming] prowed [ship], Andr. Kmbl. 1007; An. 504
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á-stingan
to thrust out ⬩ to stab
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to thrust out Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. to stab Hé hine sylfne mid his swurd of ástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24
stól
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a stool, seat Stool tripes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 75. Gewyrc stól of þrím treówum . . . geót under ðone stól, Lchdm. ii. 76, 21-24. Man sceal habban . . . sceamelas, stólas, Anglia ix. 264, 21. the seat (lit. and fig.) of one in authority, the throne of
stór
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Great, strong, violent Swá stór þunring wes, Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 219, 22
stów
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A place. The word remains either alone or in composition in place-names, e. g. Stow in Huntingdonshire, Stowe in Northamptonshire, Chepstow old ceáp-stów q. v. Stów locus, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 31. a place, spot, locality, site Ðeó stów ( Calvary ) wæs gehende
strang
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Strong ; fortis, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 56 : acer, vehemens, 17, 28 : strenuus, ii. 74, 60. of living beings, strong, powerful, mighty Hé wæs strang foreþingere he was a powerful intercessor, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 6. Fugel meahtum strang, Exon. Th. 40, 31 ; Cri
stod
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a post Stod propolim vel pertica, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 28
stód
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A stud, a herd of horses Stood equartium, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 10. Ic geann mínon heáhdeórhunton ðæs stódes ðe is on Colinga*-*hrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 363, 25. Ic gean mínum wífe healfes ðæs stódes æt Trostingtúne and mínum geféran healfes ðe mé mid
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-stod
Similar entry: wealh-stod
stofn
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Add Stofun codex, Txts. 114, 90
strang
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5. Add Þurh þæt strange fæsten him gemildsode God, Hml. Th. i. 246, 23. v. ceorl-, earm-, feoh-, weorold-, wíg-strang
stunt
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Feól se wáh uppan þæs stuntan ( the foolish man 's) rǽdboran . . . swýðe rihtlíce . . . for ðan þe hí rǽdboran wǽran þæs árleásan déman, Hml. S. 8, 172. Þǽra mǽdena wǽron fíf stunte and fíf snotore, Hml. Th. ii. 562, 15, Ðonne sind hí stunte þæt hí cépað
stýran
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to cense