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of-standan

  • verb [ strong ]
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of-standan, to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or
condition, stop in a place
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  • Swá raðe swá ðæt scrîn in biþ geboren, swá ofstint (oft stint. Thw. ) se streám

    aquae in una mole consistent,

      Jos. 3, 13.

  • Gif him ofstondeþ on innan ǽnigu ceald wǽte

    if any cold humour stops in them.

      Lchdm. ii. 194, 15.

  • Sele him on hátum wætre gewlecedum ða wyrta drincan ðý læs ðæt pic ofstande mid ðý óðre duste

    give him the herbs to drink in hot water made lukewarm, lest the pitch be left sticking with the other dust,

      252, 4.

  • Ðæt ofstandene þicce horh

    the thick foulness that has refused to move,

      194, 21.

  • Wág ofstonden unde stormum a wall unmoved amid storms, Exon. Th. 476, 21; Ruin. II. Ofstondene beóþ sive ofstonden feoh

    integri restitutione.

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 34-35.
  • [Cf. O. Sax. is (of the temple)]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “of-standan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/24367.

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