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stell - What does it mean?

Definition of 'stell'

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) stellen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Verb

  • (transitive|dialectal|or|obsolete) To set; place; fix.
  • * 1609 , Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets :
  • Mine eye hath play'd the painter and hath stell'd Thy beauty's form in table of my heart; [...]
  • To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.
  • Etymology 2

    Alteration of (stall), after the verb (term).

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (archaic) A place; station.
  • A stall; a fold for cattle.
  • (Scotland) A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or climbing.