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▪ I. † stight, n.1 Obs. rare—1.
[? Corrupt form of stiȝ sty n.]
A path.
a1340Hampole Psalter xvi. 5 Mak perfit my gates in þi stretis [v.r. stightes, Vulg. semitas].
▪ II. † stight, n.2 Obs. rare—1.
In 4 stycht.
[f. stight v.]
Battle array.
1375Barbour Bruce iii. 658 Till god giff grace we be of mycht Agayne our fayis to hauld our stycht.
▪ III. † stight, v. Obs.
Pa. tense and pple. 4 stiȝthed, stiȝt.
[OE. stihtan, stihtian = OLow Frankish stihtan, stiftôn (MLG., MDu. stichten, stiften, mod.Du. stichten), OHG. (MHG., mod.G.) stiften, ON. stétta (Sw. stifta, Da. stifte, Icel. stipta, are from LG.).]
trans. To set in order, arrange, place.
c825Vesp. Psalter cxii. 5 Wynsum mon..stihtað [L. disponet] word his in dome. a1000Boeth. Metr. xx. 178 Þu..on us sawle ᵹesettest, & hi siððan eac styrest & stihtest. a1122O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1086, On þam an & twentiᵹan ᵹeare þæs þe Willelm weolde & stihte Engle land swa him God uðe. c1350Will. Palerne 4425 Þan rauȝt sche forþ a ring a riche & a nobul, Þe ston þat þeron was stiȝt was of so stif vertu, Þat [etc.]. a1400–50Wars Alex. 195 Þai.. stallid him in a stoute stede & stiȝthed him faire. Ibid. 1543 A Mitre,..Stiȝt [Dubl. MS. stight] stafful of stanes. Ibid. 2693 Be þis ser Dary..deuysid his pistill Þe kyng of kyngs was called... Þus, vndirstand I, was þe stile & stiȝt [v.r. styght] in þare-eftir, ‘Ȝour satrapaires’ [etc.]. |