- forstoppian
- wv/t2 to stop up, close
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
forstoppian
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stop — stopless, adj. stoplessness, n. /stop/, v., stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping; n. v.t. 1. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 3. to interrupt, arrest, or… … Universalium
stop — [ stɔp ] interj. et n. m. • 1792 mar.; mot angl. « arrêt » A ♦ Interj. 1 ♦ Commandement ou cri d arrêt. Il « arrêta la nage en criant : “Stop !” » (Maupassant). Fig. Stop au gaspillage ! ⇒ halte. 2 ♦ Mot employé dans les télégrammes pour séparer… … Encyclopédie Universelle
stopfen — Vsw std. (9. Jh.), mhd. stopfen, ahd. stophōn, mndd. stoppen Entlehnung. Entsprechend ae. forstoppian zustopfen, schließen . Vermutlich entlehnt aus ml. stuppare mit Werg zustopfen , zu l. stuppa, stūpa Werg , das seinerseits aus gr. stýppē Werg… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
stop — {{11}}stop (n.) late 15c., from STOP (Cf. stop) (v.). {{12}}stop (v.) O.E. stoppian (in forstoppian to stop up, stifle ), a general West Germanic word (Cf. W.Fris. stopje, M.L.G. stoppen, O.H.G. stopfon, Ger. stopfen to plug, stop up, Old Low… … Etymology dictionary
stop — [[t]stɒp[/t]] v. stopped, stop•ping, n. 1) to cease from or discontinue: to stop running[/ex] 2) to cause to cease: to stop crime[/ex] 3) to interrupt or check 4) to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies[/ex] 5) to restrain or prevent … From formal English to slang
