mǽr-stán
A boundary-stone
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A boundary-stone Ðis syndon ða landgemǽro . . On mǽrstán; of mǽrstáne on ðone ealdan gáran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 438, 28
mylen-stán
A stone for grinding
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A stone for grinding Feól oððe mylenstán lima, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 75 : i. 287, 2
windel-stán
A tower with a winding staircase
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A tower with a winding staircase Windelstán coclea, gewind circuitus ascensus (the word occurs in a list of names of buildings), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 3
mægen-stán
A mighty stone
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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod. Dip
marman-stán
Marble ⬩ a piece of marble
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Marble, a piece of marble Gehér ðú marmanstán, Andr, Kmbl. 2994; An. 1500. Þrúh of marmanstáne, Homl. Th. i. 564, 20. On ðam marmanstáne, 506, 11: Blickl. Homl. 203, 35: 207, 13
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marm-stán
Marble ⬩ a piece of marble
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Marble, a piece of marble Ðes marmstán hoc marmor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 31: Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 19. Of marmstáne geworht, Chart. Th. 241, 12. On mearmstáne, Exon. 60 b; Th. 225, 12; Ph. 333. Of fiðerscítum marmstánum geworht made of squared blocks
mealm-stán
Maum-stone
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Maum-stone. 'In agro Oxoniensi lapidem invenies friabilem, quem maum vocant indiginæ.' E. D. S. Gloss. B. 15. A correspondent of Dr. Bosworth's writes: 'The Maumstone is to be found, more or less, all over Wiltshire, especially towards Stonehenge. It
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bíd-steal
A stand, halt ⬩ statio, mora
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A stand, halt; statio, mora He, beald in gebéde, bídsteal gifeþ he, bold in prayer, maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 29; Jul. 388. Ic eofore eom cénra, ðonne he, gebolgen, bídsteal giefeþ I am bolder than a wild boar, when he, enraged, makes a stand
æt-steal
Station ⬩ camp station ⬩ -sedes ⬩ statio
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Station, camp station; -sedes, statio Æt ðam ætstealle at the camp station, Wald. 37; Vald. 1, 21. Æt-stælle at the place. Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 26; GG. 150
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cynning-stán
A trying-stone ⬩ tessera
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to try, prove; stán a stone] A trying-stone;tessera Cynning-stán on tæfle a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board; pyrgus [ = πύργος], turricula,Ælfc. Gl.
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clif-stán
A rough stone, rock ⬩ cautes
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A rough stone, rock; cautes Clifstánas cautes, Cot. 44
tæfl-stán
A die, or a piece in a game
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A die, or a piece in a game (tæfl) Teblstán (tebel-) calculus, Txts. 47, 349. Tæflstán calculus (in a list 'de alea'), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 29. Tæfelstán, 66, 48. Tæfelstánas aleae, 39, 46
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cealc-stán
Chalk-stone, chalk ⬩ calculus
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Chalk-stone, chalk; calculus Ælfc. Gl. 25; Wrt. Voc. 85, 25
Dún-stán
Dunstan ⬩ Dunstānus
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Dunstan; Dunstānus Hér S. Dúnstán wearþ geboren in this year [A. D. 925] St. Dunstan was born, Chr. 925; Th. 199, 4, col. 3. Hér Eádmund cing betǽhte Glæstinga beri S. Dúnstáne, ðár he siððan ǽrest abbod wearþ in this year [A. D. 943] king Edmund delivered
earcnan-stán
A precious stone, gem ⬩ gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa
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A precious stone, gem; gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa Se earcnanstán the precious stone, Exon. 253; Th. 73, 27; Cri. 1196
hiéwe-stán
A hewn stone
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A hewn stone Ǽlcne hiéwestan tóbeátan. beat to pieces every hewn stone, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100. 10
hwam-stán
A corner-stone
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A corner-stone In heáfut huomstánes in caput anguli, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 42
hwet-stán
A whetstone
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A whetstone Hwetstán cos, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 100; Wrt. Voc. 38, 25: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 30. Nim ðonne hwetstán brádne then take a broad whetstone, Lchdm. iii. 16, 21
hyrn-stán
corner-stone
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A. corner-stone Hé is se hyrnstán ðe gefégþ ða twegen weallas tógædere he is the corner-stone that joins together the two walls, Homl. Th. i. 106, 12, 23
on-stál
A charge, accusation
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A charge, accusation Gif Englisc onstál gá forþ . . . Gif hit biþ Wílisc onstál, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 15-16. Onstáles invectionis, illationis, Hpt. Gl. 448, 53