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[station] (s.xii2)

[station] (s.xii2)

stacion,  statiun  
  FEW:  statio 12,244a Gdf: GdfC:  station 10,712c TL: DEAF:  station  DMF:  station  TLF:  station  OED:  station n.  MED:  stacioun n.  DMLBS:  statio 1 3185c

s.

1station, place where one remains, stays
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 ) [...] jesque Deu les (=the Jews) mist en terre de promissiun, en certaine statiun  Liv Reis1 4.3
2(act of) placing, positioning in a certain location
( 1423 ) Item ordeignez est et establiz qe la stacion des reis et engines appellez trynkes et de toutz autres maners reis, qe sont et soloient estre fichez et attachez continuelment [...] as grauntz postes, batels et anchres au travers la rivere de Thamise [...], quele stacion est cause et occasion del auxi graund et pluis destruccion del brode et frie de pesson [...]  Stats ii 225-26

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See also:

estation  stationer 
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