Middle English Dictionary Entry
stā̆ven n.
Entry Info
| Forms | stā̆ven n. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI stafn. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. stem(me n.(1).
1.
(a) = stampne n. (a); ~ lok [cp. OI stafn-lok], = stampne-lok [s.v. stampne n. (a)]; (b) in place name.
Associated quotations
a
- (1294-5) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 199 : v s. in vij Stauenlokes emptis de Willelmo..Et iiij d. in J. Stauenlok empt' de Radulfo.
- (1294-6) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 199 : In vno ligno empto de Johanne Raynekoc ad Stauenlocke Bargie, iiij d.
- (1298-9) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 199 : In Meremio ad stauenes, fotynges, þoftes, lerynges, spurþes emptis xxx s. ob.
- (1298-9) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 199 : In stavenys ligandis d.
b
- (1231) EPNSoc.21 (Cum.)339 : Stavenerge.