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stapa

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steáp

(adj.)
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steáp, adj.
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Add On steápan hlinc; of steápan hlince, C. D. iii. 82, 4. For Hml. Th. l. Hml. S., and add Ne standað ná ealle steorran on ðám steápan rodore, Hex. 12, 30

stedig

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Oð stedigu cenð maniga donec sterilis peperit plurimos, Ps. Rdr. 279, 5. Add

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, a turn.
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Stemnum gewrixlum alternis uicibus, An. Ox. 3001. Gewrixlicum stempnum, 2, 136. Add

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, a summons.
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Add: a fixed time for doing something Hí setton stefna út tó Lundene, and man beád þá folce þider út ofer ealne þisne norðende they fixed times for coming to London, and the people over all this north part were called out thither, Chr. 1052; P. 175,

-stefna

(suffix)

Similar entry: wunden-stefna

stelan

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Þá gewunode án þeóf ꝥ hé stáh ófer þone hege and dígellíce stæl (stæll, v. l. ) þá wyrta, Gr. D. 23, 24. Gang nú, and æfter þysum ne stel þú nán þing, 25, 19. Hé begann tó stelenne on heora gewunan he began to steal according to their custom, Ælf. T.

sténan

(v.)
Grammar
sténan, p. de.
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Substitute: <b>stenan</b>; p. stæn, pl. stǽnon. of a person, to roar, groan loudly Ic grymetige and stene mid ealle móde rugiebam a gemitu cordis mei, Ps. Th. 37, 8. of sound made with things, to roar, sound loudly Cóm ðá wigena hleó þegna

steng

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Heora án hine (James) slóh mid ormǽtum stencge (printed strencge; but cf. Þone Iacóbum Iúdǽa leorneras ofslógan mid webwyrhtan róde, Shrn. 93, 13) inn oð þæt bragen, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 24. Þá Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum stængum. Chr.

steór

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In l. 15 l. 115 for 117. Add Bið swýþe derigendlic ꝥ bisceop beó gýmeleás, and unfremful bið ꝥ folc beó bútan steóre (-a, v. l. ). Hml. S. 13, 126. Add Steóre inuectionis, An. Ox. 7, 382. Ðý lǽs him ðæs gódan weorces leán losige ðe hé mid ðǽre steóre

staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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A stake Nygon fét of ðam stacan tó ðære mearce, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 12. Ðǽr his bróðor heáfod stód on stacangefæstnod, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 166. Wrí ðysne circul on ánum mealan stán on uppan ðam stacan, Lchdm. i. 395, 3-5. Mon hæfde ða burg mid

Linked entry: stacung

burh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
burh-stede, burg-stede, es; m.
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A city-place, city; urbis locus, urbs On ðam burh-stede in thai city. Cd. 52; Th. 65, 7; Gen. 1062 : 174; Th. 218, 31; Dan. 47. Hí ágon beorhtne burhstede they shall have a bright city-place, 221; Th. 287, 6; Sae. 363: Beo. Th. 4522; B. 2265.

Linked entry: burg-stede

steór-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
steór-stefn, es; m.
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The stern, poop Steórstefn puppis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 28

cawel-stela

(n.)
Grammar
cawel-stela, an; m. [stela a stalk]
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A cabbage-stem; brassicæ caudex Nim cawelstelan take a cabbage-stem, Lchdm. iii. 102, 7

Linked entry: stela

cwealm-stede

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-stede, es; m. [stede a place]

A death-place mortis-locus

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A death-place ; mortis-locus To cwealmstede ad palæstram, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 148, 46

mæðel-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-stede, es; m.

A place of assemblyplace where a meeting is helda place of hostile meetinga battle-place

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A place of assembly, place where a meeting is held (cf. þing-stede) Tó ðam meðelstede manige cómon snottere selerǽdend, Andr. Kmbl. 1315; An. 658: 1393; An. 697. Swá him Offa ǽr ásǽde on ðam meðelstede ðá hé gemót hæfde, Byrht.

Linked entry: hleóðor-stede

eorþ-stede

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-stede, es ; m. [stede a place]

An earth-place terræ lŏcus

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An earth-place ; terræ lŏcus Ðá hí ðæt ðín fægere hús on eorþstede gewemdan [MS. gewemdaþ] in terra polluērunt tabernacŭlum, Ps. Th. 73, 7

mearc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-stede, es; m.

Desolateborder-land

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Desolate, border-land Saga mé from ðam lande ðǽr nǽnig fira ne mæg fótum gestæppan ... Hé on ðam felde geslóg xxv dracena,.. forðan ðás foldan ne mæg fira ǽnig, ðone mearcstede, mon gesécan, fugol gefleógan, ne ðon má foldan neát, Salm. Kmbl. 418-436

in-stede

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stede, -styde [or in stede ; cf. Icel. í-stað on the spot, at once];

On the spotat onceimmediately

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adv. On the spot, at once, immediately Instyde continuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 48. Instyde statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28 : 2, 12

mylen-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-stede, es; m.

A mill-steadmill

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A mill-stead, mill Ðysne mylenstede ðe ðǽrtó gebyreþ æt Leóferes hagan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 243, 10