STELL

Etymology

Proper noun

Stell

A surname.

Anagrams

• Tells, tells

Etymology 1

Verb

stell (third-person singular simple present stells, present participle stelling, simple past and past participle stold or stelled)

(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.

(transitive, obsolete) To portray; delineate; display.

Etymology 2

Noun

stell (plural stells)

(archaic) A place; station.

A stall; a fold for cattle.

(Scotland) A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or climbing.

(Scotland) A still.

Anagrams

• Tells, tells

Source: Wiktionary


Stell, v. t. Etym: [AS. stellan. *163.]

Definition: To place or fix firmly or permanently. [Obs.] Shak.

Stell, n. Etym: [See Stell, v. t.]

1. A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or cilmbing. [Scot.]

2. A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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