† stotayv.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To falter, totter; to come to a stand.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] > decrease speed > slow down and come to a halt
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a1400 Pistill of Susan 285 Alle þei stoteyd and stoode, þis ferlys to frayne.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 1435 Bot ȝitt oure stale one a strenghe stotais a lyttille, Alle to-stonayede with þe strokes of þa steryne knyghtez.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 3467 Furth he stalkis a stye by tha stille euys, Stotays at a hey strette, studyande hyme one.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 4271 Than he stotays for made, and alle his strenghe faylez.
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