STALWORTH

Etymology

Adjective

stalworth (comparative more stalworth, superlative most stalworth)

(archaic or obsolete) Stalwart.

Noun

stalworth (plural stalworths)

(archaic or obsolete) Stalwart.

Anagrams

• throw salt

Source: Wiktionary


Stal"wart, Stal"worth, a. Etym: [OE. stalworth, AS. stælwyrth serviceable, probably originally, good at stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards extended to other causes of estimation. See Steal, v. t., Worth, a.]

Definition: Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent. "A stalwart tiller of the soil." Prof. Wilson. Fair man be was and wise, stalworth and bold. R. of Brunne.

Note: Stalworth is now disused, or bur little used, stalwart having taken its place.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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