Middle English Dictionary Entry
stāle adj.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | stāle adj.(2) |
| Etymology | From stāle n.(5) or stālen v.(3). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Stalemated in chess.
Associated quotations
- c1475 Chess(2) (Ashm 344)607 : Yf he take it [rook] not, but draw his kyng, þen say chek with thi fers; Then drawith he, & is stale.