Middle English Dictionary Entry
stāver n.
Entry Info
| Forms | stāver n. Also (in place names) stavere, stavre, stawere, stawure, star(e-, ster-, stre-; pl. stavres. |
| Etymology | OE (in place names) stæfer-, LOE staver-, stavre & ON: cp. OSwed. stavur, ODan. stauær, stafær; pl. form in quots. in (a) may = staures and belong to ME stour(e n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. staf n.
1.
(a) An upright bar in a rack for hay or fodder; hacche ~; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem.2.141, 142].
Associated quotations
a
- (1401) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100300 : Pro lucracione del hekstaures pro le Holme, 12 d.
- (1417-18) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100302 : Pro staures emptis pro shepehekkys apud le Holme, 16 d.
b
- [ (944) EPNSoc.10 (Nhp.)28 : Stæfertun. ]
- [ (1086) EPNSoc.10 (Nhp.)28 : Stavertone. ]
- [ (1086) EPNSoc.40 (Glo.)199 : Stavre. ]
- (1199) EPNSoc.10 (Nhp.)28 : Stauereton.
- (1268) EPNSoc.35 (West Riding Yks.)109 : Starbotene.
- (c1270) EPNSoc.40 (Glo.)199 : Stawure.
- (1273-81) EPNSoc.10 (Nhp.)28 : Staureton.
- (1287) EPNSoc.40 (Glo.)199 : Stawere.
- (1330) EPNSoc.35 (West Riding Yks.)108 : Stauerbotten.
- (1364) EPNSoc.35 (West Riding Yks.)108 : Starbotle.
- (1421) EPNSoc.40 (Glo.)199 : Staures.
- (1460-66) EPNSoc.10 (Nhp.)28 : Stareton.
- (1461) EPNSoc.35 (West Riding Yks.)109 : Strebotell.
- (1462) EPNSoc.35 (West Riding Yks.)109 : Sterboten.