sunstead
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sunstead
- /ˈsʌnstɛd/ UK
Where it comes from
From sun + stead (“place, point, spot, position”), a calque of Latin sōlstitium. Compare Old English sunnstede.
noun sunsteads · sun-stead · sunnestead · sunsted
- A solstice. Now was it the season of the yeer past sun-stead in summer and neer unto the houre of noon-stead in the day, so as they journeyed in a way full of dust, when the sun was exceeding hot; and even now they began to feel thirst and weariness already.
Talk about this word "sunstead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sunstead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sunstead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sunstead "sunstead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sunstead.Cite this
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title = {sunstead},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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