STELLED

Etymology

Verb

stelled

simple past tense and past participle of stell

Adjective

stelled (not comparable)

(dialectal or obsolete) Firmly placed or fixed.

(obsolete) Starry.

Source: Wiktionary

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Stelled, a. Etym: [See Stell to place.]

Definition: Firmly placed or fixed. [Obs.] "The stelled fires" [the stars]. Shak.

Note: [In this passage by some defined as "starry," as if from stellatus.]

STELL

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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