Stede-leás

Old English Dictionary Entry

Stede-leás

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 stede-leás

adj. Without stability, unsteady, without power to retain one's place :-- Ðonne biþ hé ðam men gelíc, ðe árǽrþ sume heáge hlǽddre and stíhþ be ðære hlǽddre stapum, óð ðæt hé tó ðæm ænde becume, and wylle ðonne git stígan ufor; ástíhþ ðonne búton stapum, óð ðæt hé stedeleás fylþ, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 24. Stedeleáse steorran hreósaþ, Dóm. L. 107. [Icel. stað-lauss unsteady.] stede-leas

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛖᛞᛖ-ᛚᛖᚪᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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