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1.
prīd(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
pride
250 quotations in 8 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Unreasonable self-esteem, pride; desire to exceed one's proper station; also, the sin of pride (shading into
1c.
);
prid of herte
; (b) love of praise, vanity; (c) prideful bearing or behavior…
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2.
stāver
n.
16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An upright bar in a rack for hay or fodder;
hacche staver
; (b) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
2.141, 142].
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