[ +stēdhors] n. stud-horse, stallion.
[ stedig] sterile, Æ.
[ stedignes] f. sterility, ERSPs 3412.
[ stedinglīne] f. stay (ship’s rope), WW.
stef- = stæf-, staf-
stefen = [stefn I.]
[ stefn] (æ) I. f. voice, sound, Æ, CP.
[II.] m. message, summons, turn (of military service), time. nīwan stefne anew, again: a body of men who take a turn at work, the English military force? (BT), KC 5·121.
[III.] m. ‘stem,’ trunk: foundation, root: prow or stern of a vessel. [[stæf]; Ger. stamm]
[ stefna] † (æ) m. prow or stern of a ship.