stooth
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Searchable Lemmata: stode (ME), stoth (ME), stothum (L), stooth (MdE).
Alternate Forms: stod, stuthes, stothis, stodys, stottarius, stottator.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Decoration;
possibly a border or band woven into a piece of cloth; in the Promptorium Parvulorum, translated with L forago. In general, a stoth(e) referred to a support (architectural), brace or tether (with figurative uses); the word was in origin the same as stud (q.v.).(circa 1440)
1. [466] ... Sowtare, or cordewaner: Sutor, alutarius ... Sowtarys lest: Formula, formella, calopodium ... [469] ... Sperel, or closel yn schetynge: Firmaculum ... [470] ... Spole, or scytyl, webstarys instrument: Spolia, panulea ... [473] ... Steynyn, or stenyyn [Win: stenyine], as clothe þat lesythe hys colowre ... [474] ... Stemyne, or stodul, or stothe yn a webbyshonde [Win: webbys eend]: Forago ... [476] ... Stothe [KC: stode], of a clothe: Forago ... [478] ... Straple [Win: Strapyl; KC: strappyl] of a breche: Femorale, feminale.
Gloss.
[MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 466-478) 1440]
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2(n.)
Decoration;
ornamental boss or stud on a belt.(ante 1375 - 1471 ?)
2. Whare yar ys a Constitucion in ye crafte of Girdelers in ye cite of York, yat nane of yat crafte wirke any lede amang other metaill ... John Fysshe, girdeler, made ... stuthes of xxxiij gyrdels of menged metaill agayn ye ordenaunce of hys crafte
Legal.
[MED Doc.in Sur.Soc.85 (1) 1428]
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
Etymological Evidence:
Speculative, OE stuþu (variation of studu) and Old Norse (cf. Old Icelandic stoð). British L stothum (attested 1373, 1504 ['stud', Latham p. 456] is apparently a variant of studa (stud); also cf. Middle Duch & Middle Low German stutte [MED, 'stoth(e (n.)'].
WF:
Etym Cog: stode (ME), stud (MdE).
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