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stepbairn
stepbairn, n. (ˈstɛpbɛən) [OE. stéopbearn: see step-. Cf. ON. stj{uacu}pbarn (Sw. styfbarn, Da. stifbarn) in sense 2.] † 1. An orphan. Obs.c 1000 ælfric Saints' Lives ix. 63 Þæt mann..steopbearnum ᵹehelpe. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 115 He scal biwerian widewan and steopbern. a 1340 Hampole Psalter ix. 38 Ti... Oxford English Dictionary
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step- OE. stéop- (earlier stéup-, Northumb. stéap-), corresponding to OFris. stiap-, stiep- (NFris. stjap-, sjap-, stîp-, WFris. stiep-), MLG. (irreg.) stêf- (mod. LG. staif-), (M)Du. (irreg.) stief-, OHG. stiuf- (MHG., mod.G. stief-), ON. stj{uacu}p-, (MSw. stiup-, stiuf-; mod.Sw. stiuf-, styf-; Da... Oxford English Dictionary
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