STELL


Meaning of STELL in English

I. ˈstel transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English stellen, from Old English stellan; akin to Middle Dutch & Old High German stellen to set, place — more at stall

1. Scotland : put , place , fix

2. : delineate

if truly a painter had stell'd thee there — Robert Bridges †1930

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from stell (I)

chiefly Scotland : a protective enclosure for sheep or cattle

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: origin unknown

1. dialect England : ditch , drain

2. dialect England : brook

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