stalworth

[ stawl-werth ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. stalwart.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalworth¹

before 900; Middle English stalwurthe, Old English stǣlwirthe serviceable, equivalent to stǣl (contraction of stathol staddle ) + weorth worth ¹

Example Sentences

Obeying, without hesitation or further ceremony, the kind and cordial invitation of his hostess, the stalworth stranger commenced a vigorous attack on the tempting viands placed before him; and, had the credit of Mrs Grahame been dependant on the quantity he might consume, it was safe, for he did, indeed, make a splendid meal of it.

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My certie, he's a stalworth chiel.

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After king "Alfride," saith Peter Langtoft— Kam Edward the olde, Faire man he was and wis, stalworth and bolde.

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A bee-keeper with feeble stocks in the Spring, which become strong only when there is nothing to get, is like a farmer who contrives to hire no hands to reap his harvests, but suffers the crops to rot upon the ground, and then at great expense, hires a number of stalworth laborers to idle about his premises and eat him out of house and home!

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“Yes, sir, thank Heaven!” replied the old man, whose occupation, combined with his great age and flowing gray 80locks, yet stalworth form and unbroken strength, had conferred upon him the name of his infernal predecessor—the navigator of the River Styx.

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