A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 124

Sterne, _sb._ == star. HD. 1809. Ps. cx.x.xv. 9. ON. stjarna

Sternhede, _sb._ == sternness. RG. 369

Sternly, _adv._ RG. 369

Sterre, _adj._ == stiff, brittle. Alys. 4437. ON. starr

Stert, _sb._ == tail. HD. 2823. AS. steort

Stet, _vb._ == stops, delays. Alys. 4146

Steven, _sb._ [stefne] == voice. O. and N. 314. AS. stefen

Stevening, _sb._ == appointment, a.s.signation. Wright's L. P. p. 46

Stew, _sb._ c.o.k. 107. Dan. stuve

Steward, _sb._ HD. 667. SS. steowien. MG. staujan. See Gloss. Rem. to La?.

iii. 471

Sthenche. Evidently an error for 'schenche,' to pour out. RG. 118

Sti, _sb._ == path. Wright's L. P. p. 111. HD. 2619. AS. stig

Stick, _sb._ HD. 914. AS. sticca

Stick, _v. a._ == pierce; part. 'ystyked.' Pol. S. 190

---- == fasten [steke]. 683 B.

---- == place. pret. 'stok.' RG. 367; _part._ 'istekke.' Pol. S. 203. AS.

stician

Stie, _v. n._ == go [steo]. Rel. S. i. 38. 3 s. pres. 'sti?th.' O. and N.

1403; pret. 'stowe.' Alys. 1209. AS. stigan

Stiff, _adj._ RG. 377

Stiffly, _adv._ RG. 251

Still, _adj._ == quiet. RG. 367. HD. 2309

Still, _v. a._ 467 B.

Stilly, _adv._ RG. 548, 564

Sting, _v. a._ == pierce; part. 'ystonge.' Wright's L. P. p. 84; 'isstunge.' O. and N. 515. AS. stingan

Stinging, _sb._ Ps. lix. 5

Stink, _v. n._ 2422 B.

---- _v. a._ == make to stink. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Stint, _v. a._ == stop, or hinder. Ritson's AS. viii. 63; imper. 'stunt.'

Wright's L. P. p. 50; pret. 'stunte'? Ibid. p. 31

---- _v. n._ == stop, halt? 1126 B. AS. stintan, which is, however, always neuter

Stir, _v. a._ [sterin]. Body and Soul, 72; pret. 'sturede.' RG. 17, 22

Stirring, _sb._ Ps. lx.x.xviii. 10; cxx. 3

Stirrup, _sb._ 190 B. AS. stig-rap

St.i.th, _sb._ == anvil. HD. 1877. AS. st

St.i.the, _adj._ == strong. Wright's L. P. p. 99; [st.i.thye]. Ibid. p. 31

St.i.thstream, _sb._ == deluge, flood. Ps. xxviii. 10

Stivour, _sb._ == a musical instrument, sort of trumpet. Alys. 2571. Fr.

estive

Stock, _sb._ == stem of a tree. O. and N. 25

Stode. See Stud

Stoke, _sb._ == a thrust. Alys. 7096

Stonde, _sb._ == drinking vessel. Rel. S. v. 110. OHG. standa

Stole, _sb._ Alys. 4714

Stone, _sb._ RG. 394, 517

---- _v. a._ RG. 298

Stonedead, _adj._ HD. 1815

Stoop, _v. n._ Alys. 1103. AS. stupian

Stop, _v. a._ == stop up. Alys. 6228. Ps. lxii. 12. Dut. stopfen

Stopple, _sb._ RG. 223

Stor. See Stour