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orweg-stíg

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Dele, and see preceding word

stán-bucca

(n.)
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stán-bucca, Ælfric has wrongly given to the river-name Cinyps the meaning of
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Cinyphius hircus: cf. Virgil Georg. 3, 312 and Isidore xii. 1. 14: 'Maiores hirci Cinyphii dicuntur a fluvio Cinyphe in Libya ubi grandes nascuntur.' (Note by Dr. Craigie.)

stán-ceastel

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Substitute: An old Roman or British earthwork (?v. castel; ), a heap of stones Iuxta unum aceruum lapidum quod nos stáncestil uocamus, C. D. iii. 388, 13. On ánne stáncastel, 397, 27. Bewestan ðǽre ealdan byrig on ðone stánihtan weg, of ðan wege to ðan

stán-cnoll

(n.)
Grammar
stán-cnoll, es; m.
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A rocky top (?), rock-summit Andlang þǽre róde oð hit cymð beneoðan stáncnolle, Cht. E. 248, 17

stán-gaderung

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Stángæderunga gecnysedre macheriae inpulse, Ps. Rdr. 61, 4. Add

stán-gella

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Stánegellan, Ps. Vos. 101, 7. Add

stán-geweorc

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stán-geweorc, Add: v. ge-weorc;
and <b>VI c.</b>

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

stán-walu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-walu, e; f.
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A bank of stones In stánwale; andlang ðǽre wale on ðone portweg, C. D. iv. 98, 28

steóp-bearn

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Onias wolde mid ðám lácum widewan and steópbearn bewerian wið hunger, Hml. S. 25, 755. Add

steór-mann

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Steórmannes naucleri, An. Ox. 32. Add

steor-sceáwere

(n.)
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The passage to which the gloss belongs is: Vitam fato fortunae et genesi gubernari juxta mathematicorum constellationem arbitratur, Ald. 35, 37. Perhaps steorrscéwere is an alternative gloss for mathematicus. Similar entries Cf. steor-gleáw (occurring

steór-setl

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Steórsetl pupim. An. Ox. 43, 11. Add

steór-sprǽc

(n.)
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steór-sprǽc, e; f.
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Reproof, rebuke Swá swá man ná hæbbende on múðe his steórspréca (streór-, MS.) ut homo non habens in ore sno increpationes, Ps. Rdr. 37, 15

steor-wiglere

(n.)
Grammar
steor-wiglere, es; m.
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An astrologer Ste(o)rwigleras mathematici, An. Ox. 55, 8

Linked entry: wiglere

sticol-ness

(n.)
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sticol-ness, e; f.
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Loftiness On sticylnysse, on héhþe in edito, i. in fastigio, An. Ox. 4437

stic-tǽnel

(n.)
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Add: es; m

stocc-gemǽre

(n.)
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a boundary marked by logs (?) Andlang stódfaldgemǽres þæt hit cymð tó stoccgemǽre, Cht. Crw. 25, 43

storm-sǽ

(n.)
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a stormy sea Ðá gestód hine heáh weder and stormsǽ, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, ID. (Cf. O. H. Ger. sturm-wint turbo: Icel. sturm-viðri tempest, for similar compounds.)

weorc-stán

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weorc-stán, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Hí ðǽr swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon . . . hí fundon ǽcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. Th. i. 23, 423. Add Hét hé niman Claudium and lǽdan tó sǽ and wurpan hine út mid ánum weorcstáne, Hml. S. 35, 226

ymb-stocc

Similar entry: imb-stocc