stably
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stably¹
adverb more stably · most stably
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In a stable manner.
[K]ing Edwarde [IV] returned, and wͭ much leſſe nũber thẽ [number then [than]] he had, at Barnet on theſtre daye felde [the Easter Day field], ſlewe the Erle of warwik [Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick] wͭ many other great eſtates of yͤ partie, ⁊ ſo ſtably attained the crowne againe, that he pe
Opposite: unstably
stably²
Where it comes from
From Middle English stablie, from Anglo-Norman stablie.
noun
- A medieval hunting practice in which a group of hunters and hounds are stationed around the perimeter of a wood during a hunt to prevent the escape of the game. As described in chapter three, classic bow and stably hunting in the later Middle Ages and early Renaissance involved hunters waiting on foot at stands or stations for the driven quarry to appear within bowshot.
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adv in a stable manner
| Español | establemente |
|---|---|
| Português | estavelmente |
| Français | d’une manière stable |
| Deutsch | stabil |
| Italiano | stabilmente |
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