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strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e ; f.
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A couch, bed On beddinge strǽte mínre in lectum strati mei, Ps. Spl. C. 131, 3. Ofer strǽte super lectum, 61, 7 : 6, 6

strec

Similar entry: stræc

stala

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one who steals

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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theft, stealing Stalu ne lufaþ náne yldinge stealing loves not any delay, Homl. Th. i. 220, 9. Be stale. Gif hwá stalie, L. In. 7; Th. i. 106, 14. Gif hwá Godes cyricean brece for stale, L. Ecg. P. iv. 24; Th. ii. 210, 30: Blickl. Homl. 75, 31. Sum wer

stamer

(adj.)
Grammar
stamer, (-or, -ur); adj.
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Stammering Stomer balbutus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 12. Stamer balbus, i. 45, 51. Stamur, 75, 37. Stamor blessus, 288, 9. Stamerum balbis, ii. 81, 41: Hpt. Gl. 478, 14: 507, 45

Linked entry: stomer

stalu

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Add Gehwylce wyrte, þe hé ǽr mid stale (furto) gewilnode, hé him sealde, Gr. D. 25, 16. <b>I a.</b> a particular instance of theft :-- Gyf ðú ǽnig ðing ðisse stale wite oððe gewita wǽre, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 24. Se ðridda leahtor is gítsung . .

stapa

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steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
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

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,

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, adj.
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Add Þá strecan uiolenti, i. fortes in forte, An. Ox. 1238

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

staeli

(n.)

steel,

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steel

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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strictness, rigour Stræc districtio, rigor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 48. Sý nátóðæshwón regoles stræc gehealden nullatenus districtio regule teneatur, R. Ben. 61, 15. violence, force Hú mæg beón bútan strece and neádunge ðæt gehwá mid clǽn*-*nysse ðæt gále

strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl, strél, streál, es ; m. : e ; f. : stræle, an ; f.
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An arrow, shaft, dart (lit. and fig.) Ðá genam hé his bogan and hine gebende and ðá mid geǽttredum strǽle ongan sceótan . . . Ðá sóna mid ðan ðe se strǽl on flyge wæs, ðá com swíðe mycel windes blǽd, ðæt seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and ðá ðone ilcan

Linked entry: streál

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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a road Læg án dríe strǽt þurh ða sǽ. And ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 21-22. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3159 ; An. 1582. Tó ðære ealdan strǽt ; ondlong ðære strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30. On ða sealtstrǽt

Linked entry: strét

strél

(n.)
Grammar
strél, a couch, strél
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an arrow, stréme, strencan, strén

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, es; m.
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A stoup, drinking vessel, cup, flagon Steáp ciatum, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 78: ii. 17, 28. Micel steáp ful, Lchdm. ii. 294, 19. Se wínes steáp fægere gefylled is calix vini meri plenus est, Ps. Th. 74, 7. Steápes poculi, Hpt. Gl. 450, 6. Nalles wín druncon

Linked entries: steóp stípel

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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lofty, high, towering, of buildings, hills, etc. Se streám ætstód swá steáp swá munt the stream (Jordan) stood as high as a hill, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 23. Wág steáp gedreás, Exon. Th. 476, 22; Ruin. 11. Seó steápe burh on Sennar stód, Cd. Th. 102, 15;

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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a turn, time Ðá besæt sió fierd hié (the Danes) ðǽr ða hwíle ðe hié ðær lengest mete hæfdon, ac hié hæfdon heora stemn gesetenne the English force had sat out its turn of service, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 31. But the word occurs mostly in phrases Ðá Noe ongan