Middle English Dictionary Entry
stọ̄̆d(e n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | stọ̄̆d(e n.(2) Also stud(e; pl. stodes, etc. & stoddes. |
| Etymology | OE stod & studu. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. stete n., stodel n., stoth(e n.
1.
(a) An upright piece of timber used as support in a wall, partition, etc.; also, a rafter or beam [quot. a1382]; ~ milne, ?a type of windmill supported by a post; ~ werk, ?building service rendered by a tenant; (b) fig. sustenance; lifes ~.
Associated quotations
a
- (1277) Cust.Rent in OSSLH 29 : Studewerk.
- (1284) in Salzman Building in Engl.205 : [27] stodes [..for gables and walls].
- (1296-7) Acc.Cornw.in RHS ser.3.66133 : Item, in aliis clauis ad bordas, stodes, et lathos emptis, 17 1/2 d.
- (1338) in Parker Gloss.Archit.1449 : In iij peciis meremii emptis pro stodes pro dicto sper tenend.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Ecclus.29.29 : Betere is þe lijflode of þe pore vndir þe roof of stoodis or sparris [L asserum] þan plenteuous shynyng metis in pilgrimaginge withoute hous.
- (1397) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)6.178 : [2 windmills called] Knavynge [and] Stodmelle.
- (1420) in Willis & C.Cambridge 2443 fn. : Item, pro ij stodys angularibus oratorii, iij s.
- (1445) Indent.Build.in WANHSM 15330 : To the whiche hows the seyde John shal fynde alle maner tymber bordis for doris and for wyndowes and stodes to alle the walles.
- (1448) in Willis & C.Cambridge 29 : Al the stoddes shall be in brede viij inch squar and on the other part v inche squar; and the space betwyn all the sparres, all the stoddes, and all the gystes shull be but x inch.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)613/34 : Stipa: stode.
- (1463-4) Acc.St.Michael Oxf.in OAST 7860 : Pro reparacione tenementi in Bedfordelane in ii studds, ii d.
b
- a1500(?a1400) Morte Arth.(2) (Hrl 2252)3621 : There he hopyd it were beste For to gete hym som lyves stode [rime: flode].
2.
Naut. (a) Some kind of wooden fitting on the gunwale at the places where shrouds are attached; (b) a piece of cordage for steadying or controlling the yard; ~ rop.
Associated quotations
a
- (1347-50) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 3108 : In mersme achate pur mesme la bierder cestassauoir stodes v s.
b
- (1336-7) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 3139 : In xv petris cord' de canabo..emptis ibidem pro duobus stodes.
- (1337-8) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 3108 : De xij petris cordarum de Canabo..pro vno Stodrop'.
3.
A border or band woven in a piece of cloth.
Associated quotations
- a1500 PParv.(KC 8)476 : Stode of cloth [Hrl 221: Stothe, of a clothe: Forago].
4.
An ornamental boss or stud on a girdle or garment.
Associated quotations
- (1420) EEWills45/11 : In þe gurdill bey xlvj stodys of seluer.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)62b/a : Stipa..stode of a gurdel.
- c1455 Spec.Miser.(Tak 32)32 : Of goode atyre lackede hym no thyngge, Of selver stodis his body schone.
- a1500 Hrl.1002 Gloss.(Hrl 1002)623 : Bulla, i. nodus in cingulo: a stode.