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stank (s.xii1/4)
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stank (s.xii1/4)

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stagne,  stanc,  stang;  staugne,  staunc  
  FEW:  *stanticare *12,232b Gdf:  stagne 7,574a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  estanchier  / stagne  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  stank n.1  MED:  stank n.  DMLBS:  stagnum 1 3179b

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1geog.pond, lake, standing water: 
( MS: s.xii1/4 ) adstantem: le stanc  TLL i 20
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Posad le desert es estans (var. (P: s.xii4/4) stagnes ) d'ewes  Oxf Ps1 165.CVI.35 (var.)
( MS: s.xii2 ) lacus: stanc  TLL i 25
( MS: s.xiii ) in stangno: en stanc  TLL ii 109.60
( MS: s.xiii ) une ille [...] Ke [...] d’un stanc estoit environee  Vitas 4503
( 1421 ) molyns, eawes, staugnes, mores, mareis  Rot Parl1 iv 142
( 1422 ) [...] pastures, garennes, vivaers, stagnes, pescheries, molins, mores, mareies et toutz autres choses a mesmes les chasteux  Rot Parl1 iv 185
♦theol.lake, pool, pit in hell: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin ) Aprés le juise serat trebuchié deables [...] en chartre, ceo est enz el stang de feu e de sulphure  Eluc 97.74
2geog.dam, staunch: 
( 1383 ) queux molyn, stank et pount sont disrumpuz par les grantz eawes ore tarde venantz  GAUNT2 ii 256.794

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See also:

estank  stanche1  stancher 
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