(a) The main body or stem of a tree; also fig.; (b) naut. either the stem- or stern-post of a ship; stem lok, = stampne-lok [s.v. stampne n. (a)]; stem nekke, a curved part of the stem; stem pece, one……
(a) A movement of the foot in walking, a step; -- also used of a horse's step; also, an act of taking a step; fot step; (b) fig. of (a); folwen (seuen, etc.) stepes, to follow the example (of sb……
(a) The tail of an animal; stert naked, q.v.; english stert, a derogatory and prob. salacious term for an Englishwoman; (b) the handle of a cooking vessel; also, the handle of a plow, a plowtail……
Naut. A rope used to control and brace the yard; -- also coll.; steting rop; corde steting; steting puli, a pulley for hauling a steting; steting triplex, a steting made of three strands.
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(a) An upright piece of timber used as support in a wall, partition, etc.; also, a rafter or beam [quot. a1382]; stod milne, ?a type of windmill supported by a post; stod werk, ?building service……
(a) A post, stud; also, naut. some kind of upright prop supporting the deck beam of a ship; -- also coll.; (b) a loom or the framework of a loom; (c) ?a band or thread woven in a fabric marking the……
(a) An upright piece of timber used as support in a wall, partition, etc. [quots. ?c1475 and a1500 may belong to sense 4]; stoth nail, nails of some kind used in fastening such timbers; (b) fig. a……
(a) Naut. A streamer or pennant attached to the mast of a ship and serving as an identification of the vessel or as a signal flag during battles; (b) a streamer on a standard; also, eccl., a pennant……
(a) A blow or buffet; (b) a flat piece of wood used in leveling grain even with the rim of the measuring vessel, strickle; strik meted, level-measured, measured by strickle [quots. 1454 and 1465 may……
(a) To deliver a blow; strike or slash (with a sword); also, fight, attack; striken togeder (togederes), smite each other, fight; of heaven and earth: crash or clash together; wel striking, of a……
(a) A loop or strap on a horse's harness; ?also, some kind of strap for a cart; (b) naut. a loop of rope, hide, or metal used to connect blocks and yards with the ropes in a ship's rigging, a strop……
(a) A female sibling, a sister or half-sister; suster quene, a sister who is a queen; seinte petres suster, ?a personification of the White Paternoster; trusten to suster no brother, to trust no one……
(a) Naut. The rigging of a ship; also, a line used in the rigging of a ship; lof takel, a spar holding out and down the windward tack of a square sail while going into the wind; (b) a fishing line or……
(a) Naut. To rig (a sail); ?also, prepare (a ship) for sailing [last quot.]; ppl.takeled, of a ship: made ready to sail; (b) ppl.takeled, armed with a supply of arrows; (c) fig. to ensnare (sb.)……
(a) A rope, cord, or chain;—also coll.; (b) naut. a rope for hoisting or securing the sail and yard on a ship; (c) confinement, restraint; tei dogge, a chained watchdog; ben in strong tei, to be tied……
