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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1812-1813, 1910
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STELL, v.3 To go with a firm, purposeful step, to stride (Lnk. 1971).sm.Sc. a.1813 A. Murray Hist. Eur. Langs. (1823) II. 413:
He stell'd away o'er the hill.Lnk. 1910 C. Fraser Glengonnar 125:
We gaed stellin on, whiles nearly blin' wi' the drift.
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"Stell v.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/stell_v3>
