stede

See also: Stede

Afrikaans

Noun

stede

1. plural of stad

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

stede

1. (archaic) Genitive singular form of stad
2. (archaic) Dative singular form of stad

   hier ter stede ― in this place

3. (archaic or in compounds) Alternative form of stad

Derived terms

• bedstede (bedstee)
• hofstede (hofstee)

Middle Dutch

Noun

stēde f or m

1. (Flemish, Holland) Alternative form of stat

Inflection

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English stede, steode, styd, from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz.

Alternative forms

• stad, sted, stedd, stedde, steed, steede, steode, steyd, stid, stide, stode, stud, stude, styd, stydde, styde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛːd(ə)/, /ˈsteːd(ə)/, /ˈstɛd(ə)/, /ˈstid(ə)/

Noun

stede (plural stedes)

1. A place, area or spot; a part of the Earth or universe:
   • c. 1400, Cursor Mundi:

     Paradis is a priue stedd, þar mani mirthes er e-medd.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • c. 1450, The History of the Holy Grail:

     The kyng in þat Roche had non sted / Where that he Myhte hyden In his hed.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   1. An enclosed place (such as a container, room etc.)
   2. An inhabited place (such as a country, town etc.)
   3. An area of the body (either of an organ or of the skin)
      • 1470–1485 (date produced)​, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VII, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:

        Thus they fought two houres […] & in many stedys they were wounded.

        (please add an English translation of this quote)

   4. An estate or property; a house or building (often with its surrounds).
      • c. 1400, Cursor Mundi:

        All men o rome sal cum ... Tak vr folk and sted wit-all ...

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      • c. 1500, Le Bone Florence of Rome:

        ... broght hym fro hys strenkyþfull stedd To grete Rome agayne.

        (please add an English translation of this quote)

   5. A location or position in space (occupied by someone)
      • c. 1525, English Conquest of Ireland:

        helpeth vp þat adoun was y-broȝthe; to hys kynd sted

        (please add an English translation of this quote)

   6. A location in a written document.
2. A place, station, or position; an appropriate or designated spot:
   1. The seat or office of a high official.
   2. (rare) A successor or heir; that replacing another.
   3. A state of being; a circumstance, condition, or situation.
      • c. 1450, Merlin:

        more sche hath decerved to be ded / thanne evere dyde my modyr jn ony sted.

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      • c. 1465, Paston Letters:

        It..shul stand me in gret ste [read: sted] her if it mygth be do closly and suerly.

        (please add an English translation of this quote)

3. A location or position in time; time, moment.
4. Strength, effect; capacity for achievement.
5. (rare) A bedstead or bedframe.

Related terms

• stedefast
• steden
• worstede

Descendants

• English: stead
• Scots: steid, sted

References

• “stē̆de, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English stēda, from Proto-West Germanic *stōdijō; compare stod (“stud”).

Alternative forms

• steed, steede, stiede, styede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːd(ə)/

Noun

stede (plural stedes or steden)

1. A steed; a fine stallion (especially if suited for war)

Descendants

• English: steed
• Scots: steed

References

• “stẹ̄de, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Verb

stede

1. Alternative form of steden

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stadi. Cognate with Old High German stat, Old Norse staðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈste.de/

Noun

stede m

1. place

Declension

Declension of stede (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stede	stedas
accusative	stede	stedas
genitive	stedes	steda
dative	stede	stedum

Derived terms

• hūsstede
• stedefæst

Descendants

• Middle English: stede, stad, sted, stedd, stedde, steed, steede, steode, steyd, stid, stide, stode, stud, stude, styd, stydde, styde
  • English: stead
  • Scots: steid, sted