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1. swet-stān n.

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A whetstone. …

2. stan-merche n.

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Alexanders, horse parsley (Smyrnium olusatrum); also, some kind of gentian (?Gentiana lutea) [last quot.]. …

3. stā̆n-stikel n.

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A fish of the family Gasterosteidae, a stickleback. …

4. marme-stān n.

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Marble; also, a marble tomb. …

5. frẹ̄-stōn n.

Additional spellings: freston
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(a) A fine-grained limestone or sandstone, freestone; (b) a block or slab of freestone. …

6. stampne n.

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(a) Naut. A timber used at the stem of a ship; stampne lok (lokere), ?a timber of fastening device used to secure the stem of a ship; stampne pece, a piece of timber that forms the stem; (b) the stem……

7. stikel n.

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In cpds.: stikel bak, ban (stan) stikel, a fish of the family Gasterosteidae, a stickleback. …

8. stōn-dēd adj.

Additional spellings: stonded
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(a) Dead as a stone, lifeless; to ston-ded, quite dead, utterly lifeless; (b) appearing to be dead, unconscious. …

9. stēne n.(2)

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(a) In cpd.: stene kin [OE stān-cynn], a kind of building stone; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem.2.141]. …

10. yimme n.

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(a) A precious stone, gem;—also coll. [quot. c1275]; (b) yimme ston [OE gim-stān], a gemstone, jewel; ?also, specif. a pearl [quot. a1225(?OE)]; also fig. and in fig. context. …

11. stōnen v.(1)

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(a) To throw stones at (sb.); kill (sb., an animal) by pelting with stones, execute by stoning; ?also, be stoned to death [quot. a1400(a1325), 2nd]; stonen with ston(es; stonen to (til) ded, stonen to……

12. whet-stōn n.

Additional spellings: whetston
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(a) A piece of hard stone used to sharpen cutting tools, a whetstone; also fig.; also person.; whet-ston makere, a maker of whetstones (b) coll. & pl. stone suitable for making whetstones; also,……

13. stōn n.

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(a) A discrete piece of rock, esp. one of small or medium size; a stone, pebble; also, a large discrete piece of rock, a boulder; a standing stone, monolith; (b) a ston(es cast, the throuinge of a……

14. hail n.

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(a) Hailstones falling or fallen in a storm; hail reighnesse, hail shour [OE hagol-scūr], hail storm; storm of hail, tempest of hail; as (so) thik as hail, as closely massed as falling hailstones; (b)……

15. quẹ̄̆rn(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: querne
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(a) A small mill for grinding grain, pepper, mustard, etc.; a hand mill, quern [something difficult to distinguish from (b), to which some of the following quots. may belong]; also, an instrument of……

16. mēre n.(3)

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(a) A boundary between kingdoms, estates, fields, etc.; the outer limits of a country, a military encampment, etc.; bounds set for creatures, the sea, water, etc.; also, the land along the boundary……

17. stō̆nden v.(1)

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(a) To assume or maintain a standing position, stand upright; stand in a place; -- also used of an idol [quot. a1480]; also, be on foot (as opposed to on horseback); (b) stonden afote, stonden on fot……

18. -en suf.(2)

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Derivational suffix in adjs. (a) formed on mass nouns (orig. with mutation of the root vowel): e.g. asshen adj.(1) [OE æsc-en: æsc]; copren; gī̆ld-en, later gō̆ld-en, from gō̆ld [OE gyld-en:……

19. salt n.(1)

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(a) Salt (sodium chloride); (b) salt as a condiment; also, salted food; also, fig. wisdom; (c) salt as a healing application or an ingredient of medicinal recipes; (d) a salt dish, saltcellar; maken……

20. rochen adj.

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Made of rock. …

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