Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal spelling of
start . - noun A Middle English form of
start .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle Started.
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Examples
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Oh…izznt rite tu stert unubber lisst awn sayme paig?
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In a game filled with offensive futility, the worst stretch came at the stert of the third quarter, when neither team made a basket for nearly six minutes.
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And then he turned again unto Sir Melias, and there he alighted and dressed him softly on his horse tofore him, for the truncheon of his spear was in his body; and Sir Galahad stert up behind him, and held him in his arms, and so brought him to the abbey, and there unarmed him and brought him to his chamber.
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Then Sir Bleoberis de Ganis stert aback, and said thus:
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When Alisander saw this he stert aback and waxed pale, and said: Fair mother, what may this mean?
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Then stert he down and took Lionel by the shoulders, and drew him strongly aback from
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And therewith Balin stert unto him and took him by the hand.
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So on the third day he rode over a long bridge, and there stert upon him suddenly a passing foul churl, and he smote his horse on the nose that he turned about, and asked him why he rode over that bridge without his licence.
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And so they stert unto their uncle, and required him of his good grace to be of good comfort.
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Launcelot and they were at the bridge there stert forth afore them of gentlemen and yeomen many, that said: Fair lords, ye may not pass this bridge and this fortress because of that black shield that I see one of you bear, and therefore there shall not pass but one of you at once; therefore choose you which of you shall enter within this bridge first.
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