Middle English Dictionary Entry
stathel-fast adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | stathel-fast adj. Also (early) staðelfest, (SWM) staðelvæste, steaðelvest, steðelvest, studelfast. |
| Etymology | OE: cp. WS staþolfæst, Merc. steaðulfest; the form studelfast influenced by ME sted-fast adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Steadfast, sure.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)4896 : Þu hauest mucle treowscipe, treowðe staðeluæste.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Kath.(1) (Roy 17.A.27)5/32 : In þis ilke burh wes wuniende a meiden..steðeluest [Bod: steaðeluest; Tit: staðelfest] wið-innen of treowe bileaue.
- c1225 St.Juliana (Roy 17.A.27)64/561 : Lokeð þat te heouenlich lauerd beo grundwal of al þat ȝe wurcheð, for þat stont studelfast [Bod: studeuest].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)67/16 : Hiȝ scullan oft dihlice ealde witan & ȝestaeddiȝe, þaet syn staðolfeste swustra [L: seniores sapientes sorores] sendan, þ þa unstaðdolfeste & þa tweonienda swuster..to heore agenre þearfa maniȝean & hy swa frefrian.
Note: Supplemental material
Note: Does not have this date, form, or exact sense.--per MG