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stalwart

/sˈtɔːlwət/STAWL-wurt
/sˈtɔlwɚt/STAWL-wurt

Meaninga place, a standing

Common meaning: strong and loyal

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishstalu‘theft’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishstalworthsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftstheft → strong and loyalstalwart‘strong and loyal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English stalu ‘a place, a standing’.

Roots

  • stalu Old English “a place, a standing”

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