sorh-stæf
Trouble ⬩ care ⬩ affliction
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Trouble, care, affliction Æfter sorgstafum, Exon. Th. 282, 8; Jul. 660
stæf-cræft
the art of letters ⬩ grammar ⬩ skill in letters ⬩ learning ⬩ study
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the art of letters, grammar Ic Ælfríc wolde ðás lytlan bóc áwendan tó Engliscum gereorde of ðam stæfcræfte, ðe is geháten grammatica ... forðan ðe stæfcræft is seó cǽg ðe ðæra bóca andgit unlícþ, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 2, 13-17. Gramma is on Englisc stæf
Linked entry: stæf-cyst
Stæf-ford
Stafford
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Stafford Æt Stæfforda, Chr. 913; Th. i. 186, col. 2
stæl-giest
A thievish guest
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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe hé ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5
stæl-here
A marauding band ⬩ predatory army
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A marauding band, predatory army Hié fóron út mid stælherge nihtes ... and genómon unlytel ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on ierfe, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 13. Drehton ða hergas West-Seaxna lond mid stælhergum, 897; Erl. 95, 9. Ðæt hié ða burga hira módes wið stælherigas
stæf-plega
A letter-game ⬩ a literary game
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A letter-game or a literary game Staebplegan, staefplagan ludi litterari, ludi litterali, Txts. 72, 577. Stæfplegan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 17
stæf-róf
elimentum
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glosses elimentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 24
æt-stapan
To step forth ⬩ approach ⬩ accedere
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To step forth, approach; accedere He forþ ætstóp he stepped forth, Beo. Th. 1495; B. 745
candel-stæf
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A candle-staff or stick; candelabrum Ne hí ne ælaþ hyra leóhtfæt, and hit under cyfe settaþ, ac ofer candelstæf neque accendunt lucernam, et ponunt eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, Mt. Bos. 5, 15
Linked entry: sceaft
candel-sticca
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A CANDLESTICK; candelabrum, Chr. 1102; Th. 366, 20
edwít-stæf
A disgraceful letter, reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonour ⬩ opprobrium
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A disgraceful letter, reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonour; opprobrium Eom ic to edwít-stæfe eallum geworden factus sum opprobrium omnĭbus. Ps. Th. 108, 24: 78, 4: 118, 42
éðel-stæf
A family staff or support, stay of the house ⬩ prædii sustentācŭlum
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A family staff or support, stay of the house; prædii sustentācŭlum
Linked entry: éðyl-stæf
for-stæl
stole
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stole, Gen. 27, 36: Mt. Bos. 28, 13:
fór-stapan
To stop ⬩ go before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcēdĕre
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To stop orgo before, precede; præcēdĕre Fýr ætfóran him fórstæpþ [Lamb. fórestæpþ] ignis ante ipsum præcēdet, Ps. Spl. 96, 3
in-stice
An inward stitch
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An inward stitch, a pricking sensation within Wið instice, L. M. 2, 54; Lchdm. ii. 274, 27
iuc-sticca
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The bar of a yoke Ioc-sticca obicula, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 61; Wrt. Voc. 16, 33. (Cf. O. H. Ger. iuh-rota pertica, Grff. ii. 491.]
Lǽden-stæf
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A Latin letter Hit wæs áwriten grécisceon and lédenstafon erat scribtum græce et latine, Jn. Skt. 19, 20
leád-stæf
A scourge
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A scourge Similar entries [cf. last entry under leáden] Leádstafum mastigiis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 75
píl-stocc
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A pestle; pila, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 6
plant-sticca
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A gardening-tool, a dibble (?) Plantsticca pastinatum, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 13