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fóre-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon

stepped beforepreventedwent beforepreceded

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stepped before, prevented, went before, preceded, Ps. Lamb. 20, 4: Lk. Bos. 18, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22;

beorh-stal

(n.)
Grammar
beorh-stal, -stól, es; m. [beorh a hill, stal a place, seat, dwelling]

A hill-seatdwelling on a hillsedes super collem vel clivum

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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum

eorcnan-stán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eorcnan-stán, eorcan-stán, eorclan-stán, earcnan-stán, es; m.

A precious stone, pearl, topaz lăpis prĕtiosus, gemmatŏpāzion = τοπάζιον, τόπαζος

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A precious stone, pearl, topaz; lăpis prĕtiosus, gemma, tŏpāzion = τοπάζιον, τόπαζος; m. the yellow or oriental topaz. Ps. Spl. M. C. 118, 127: Elen. Kmbl. 2048; El. 1025 : Exon. 64b; Th. 238, 12 ; Ph. 603. Eorcanstán, 124b; Th. 478, 7; Ruin. 37.

cynning-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cynning-stán, es; m. [cennan

A trying-stonetessera

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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.

Linked entry: cenning-stán

glíw-stól

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Take here <b>gleów-stól</b> in Dict., and add: A seat of music and song (cf. þǽr (at Hrothgar's court) wæs gidd and gleó, B. 2105; cf. also seledreám), a joyous home (cf. hleów-stól for similar compound)

burg-stal

(n.)
Grammar
burg-stal, -stól, es; m. [burg = beorg, beorh a hill, stal a place, seat, dwelling]
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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum. Cot. 209. The name of places built on a hill, as Burstall in Suffolk, Borstall in Kent and Oxfordshire, etc

Linked entry: beorh-stal

stód-hors

(n.)
Grammar
stód-hors, es ; n.
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A stud-horse Gyf mon mǽte ðæt hé feola stód*-*horsa habbe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 5

dúr-stodl

(n.)
Grammar
dúr-stodl, es; n.

A door-postpostis

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A door-post; postis Dúr-stodl postes, Wrt. Voc. 290, 15

Linked entry: dúru-stod

cwyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-stán, cweorn-stán,es; m.

A mill-stone molaris lapis, mola

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A mill-stone; molaris lapis, mola Cwyrnstán mola, Wrt. Voc. 83, 8.

Linked entry: cweorn-stán

be-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-stód, pl. -stódon

stood by or near, stood around, surrounded

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stood by or near, stood around, surrounded, Gen. 23, 2 : Byrht. Th. 133, 51; By. 68; Similar entries p. of be-standan

fór-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-stód, pl. -stódon

stood before or againstwithstood

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stood before or against, withstood, Num. 22, 22;

a-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-stód, p. of a-standan.

stood upinsisted

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stood up, insisted,Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 20: Lk. Bos. 23, 23 ;

for-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stód, pl. -stódon

stood foravailedprofitedunderstood

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stood for, availed, profited, understood, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 7: Cd. 37; Th. 48, 2; Gen. 769;

gang-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gang-stól, es; m.

A stool, seat

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A stool, seat of a privy Beþige mon þone bæc-þearm on gongstóle, Lch. ii. 236, 7

Linked entry: gang-setl

bisceop-stól

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Þone stól hé gesæt seofon geár, Hml. S. 10, 4-7. Candelstæf candelabrum, bisceopstæf (? l. -stól) cathedra, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 5. On setl biscopstóles in sedem pontificatus, Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 692, 1.

Linked entry: bisceop-stæf

ceosel-stán

(n.)
Grammar
ceosel-stán, cysel-stán, es; m.

Sand-stone, gravelglarea, calculus

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Sand-stone, gravel; glarea, calculus Ceoselstán glarea, Wrt. Voc. 63, 70. Cyselstán calculus, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 46; Wrt. Voc. 19, 48

Linked entry: cysel-stán

gleow-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gleow-stól, es; m.

A glee-stoolseat of joylætitiæ sedessella

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A glee-stool, seat of joy; lætitiæ sedes vel sella Ðone gleowstól [MS. gleáw- prudens, gnarus] bróðor mín ágnade my brother possessed the seat of joy, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 1; Rä. 88, 9

stóc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-líf, es ; n.
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Cf. cot-, mynster-líf for words in which líf is similarly used ; and see stóc

Linked entry: stóc

cisil-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cisil-stán, v. ceósel-stán.

sand-stone

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sand-stone

ge-styr

(n.)
Grammar
ge-styr, -stir, es; n.

Movementaction

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Movement, action Gestir actio, Rtl. 187, 15

Linked entries: styr ge-stir