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steall

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(v. treów-, wíg-steall). v. beorg- (borg-), cyric-, him-, mæsse-, mere-, sealtærn-, tún-, wígbed-steall

steall

(n.; adj.)
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steall, es; m.
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Ðæt hí nǽfre ne beón on stede ne on stealle, ðǽr ǽfre undón worðe ðæt úre forgengles geúðen, Chart. Th. 348, 30. place, stead Brihtwald gehálgode Tobian on his steall, Chr. 693; Erl. 43, 19. Steal. 780; Erl. 57, 1: 803; Erl. 61, 23.

-steall

(suffix)

Similar entry: winter-steall

fore-steall

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fore-steall, (for-).

preventionhindrance

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L. 146. fine for the crime of fore-steall. Similar entries v. for-steal in Dict. Ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe,. . . and forstealles, Cht. E. 233, 3

weoc-steall

(n.)
Grammar
weoc-steall, -v. wíg-steall.

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wígbed-steall

(n.)
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wígbed-steall, es; n.

The part of the church where the altar stands

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The part of the church where the altar stands Wé lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan weófodstealle búton his oferslipe, ne húru æt ðam weófode ðæt hé ðǽr þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9 note

æt-steall

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>æt-steall,</b> es; m. A station, camp On æt-stealles beorh, C. D. iv. 31, 2. Ðú feohtan sóhtest æt ðám ætstealle, Vald. 1. 21. Hé gyrede hine mid gǽstlicum wǽpnum, wong bletsade him tó ætstealle (v.

borg-steall

(n.)
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borg-steall, a borstal, 'any seat on the side or pitch of a hill,' Hall. Dict., a steep path up a hill. Take here passage given at
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burg-steall In loco qui dicitur æt Borstealle, C. D. iii. 209, 5. In loco qui dicitur Gealtborgsteal (cf. Icel. göltr a hog ), C. D. B. i. 365, 4

Linked entries: beorg-steal burg-steall

burg-steall

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burg-steall, (burh-).
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Cf. tún-steall

hám-steall

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In deópan hámsteale (-stealle?), 381, 4. Add

mæsse-steall

(n.)
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mæsse-steall, es; m.
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The place where the priest stood when saying mass (?), the altar (cf. gif preóst búton gehálgodon weófode mæssige, Ll. Th. ii. 292, 18. Se Geearnian wé mid gódum dǽdum. 'þæt is mid clǽne ælmessan and mid leóhte tó úrum ciricean and tó úrum mæssesteallum

mere-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mere-steall, es; m.
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A pool of stagnant water, pond Of þǽre oferfylle cumað þá unrihtan lustas, gelíce and on meresteallum wyrmas týddrað, Verc. Först. 169

wig-steall

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Hé eóde binnan þonne weóhstal on norðhealfe, Vis. Lfc. 68. Add

weall-steall

(n.)
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weall-steall, es; m.

A place where there are buildings

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A place where there are buildings Ðisne wealsteal this spot where the walls stand(cf. weallas stondaþ, 291, 3; Wand. 76), Exon. Th. 291, 26; Wand. 88

weard-steall

(n.)
Grammar
weard-steall, es; m.

A watch-tower

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A watch-tower Weardsteal specula vel conspicilium, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 42: spectacula, 39, 35

hám-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hám-steall, es; m.

A homestead, residencea homesteada mansion, seat in the country

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A homestead, residence On his hámstealle at his homestead, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 255, 9. Ðane hámstal ðet hé on set the homestead at which he resides, iv. 133, 8

weoh-steall

Similar entry: wíg-steall

mylen-steall

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

A mill

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A mill Tó myllnstealle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 4, 14. Mylenstall, 169, 9. v. next word

winter-steall

(n.)
Grammar
winter-steall, es; m.

A yearling foal

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A yearling foal (?) Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł., myran mid .xx. sciłł., and wintersteal ealswá, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 3

Linked entry: -steall

wiþer-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-steall, es; m.

Resistanceopposition

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Resistance, opposition Wiðerstal obvix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 22: 63, 22. Færð ðæt fýr ofer eall, ne byð ðǽr nán wiðersteall ( Similar entries cf. foresteall, Dóm. L. 146, where the Latin is : Ignis ubique suis ruptis regnabit habenis), ne nán man næfð

Linked entry: wiþ-steall