Styrung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Styrung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: ), Jn. Skt. 5, 4. (2) fig. (a)

Definitions

1 styrung

f. I. motion:--Sterung gestus, motus corporis, Hpt. Gl. 455, 44. Ðara unstillena gesceafta styring ne mæg nó weorþan gestilled, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 4. Monige beóþ blíðe and eác unblíðe . . . for ðæs blódes styringe and for líchoman medtrymnesse, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 24. Ðonne hí (prepositions) getácniaþ styrunge, ðonne beóþ hí geþeódde accusativo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 274, 7. I a. exercise, practice:--Sió wiþerweardnes biþ wæru áscerred mid ðære styringe hire ágenre frécennesse adversam fortunam videas ipsius adversitatis exercitatione prudentem, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 6. II. of violent movement, (1) literal, disturbance, agitation, commotion:--Wearð mycel styrung (motus) geworden on ðære sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 24. Árás micel styrung and hreóhnys on ðære sǽ, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 14. Seó burh Naim is gereht ýðung oððe styrung, i. 492, 1. Æfter ðæs wæteres styrunge after the troubling of the water (A. a disturbance, tumult:--Ðe læs tó mycel styrung (tumultus) wurde on ðam folce, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 5. Blon sié styring cessavit quassatio, Ps. Surt. 105, 30. Ðæt wíf ðurh ða fǽrlícan styrunge ne gýmde hire cildes, Homl. Th. i. 566, 8. Sceal áspringan bryne and blódgyte and styrnlíce styrunga, Wulfst. 88, 11. (b) trouble:--Wé sceolan on ǽlcne tíman and on ǽlcere styrunge mid ródetácne ða réðan áflían, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 145. (c) of the mind, perturbation, agitation, emotion:--Stýran his módes styrunge mid singalre gemetfæstnysse, Homl. Th. i. 360, 16. Interjectio geopenaþ ðæs módes styrunge mid behýddre stefne, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 278, 3. Gif wé ða unsceádwíslícan styrunga on stæððignysse áwendaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 30.

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