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stefn-byrd

  • noun [ feminine ]
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stefn-byrd, e; f.
Regulation, direction
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  • Sceoldon eal beran stíþe stefnbyrd swá him se steóra bibeád missenlíce gemetu

    all creatures had to submit to firm direction, as the guide ordered them, various modes,

      Exon. Th. 349, 12; Sch. 45.
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v. stefnan to regulate.
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  • stefn-byrd, n.