† stilpn.
Obsolete. rare.
A post.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a vertical support, post, or stake
stakec893
studeOE
studdleeOE
stealc1000
stockc1000
postOE
stander1325
pillar1360
stilpc1380
bantelc1400
puncheon1423
stanchion1433
standard1439
side tree1451
stancher1488
stanchel1586
stipit1592
shore1601
trunch1622
arrectary1628
staddle1633
standing1800
mill-post1890
c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4553 Ac he failede of ys stroke, & þe axe ful on a stilp of oke, þat bar vp ther a chayne.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
n.c1380