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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
steire
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Steep, precipitous.
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2.
steir(e
n.
Additional spellings:
steire
43 quotations in 3 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A staircase, flight of stairs; also
fig.
;
steir dore
, a door for a stairway;
steire(s ende
, the top of a staircase;
steir fot
, the foot of a staircase;
steir tres
, timbers used for the framing of…
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