verb
stell
stehl
verb
1
To set something firmly in place; to fix or prop up.
"The farmer stelled the ladder against the barn wall."
noun
1
A shelter or enclosure for animals, or a fixed station or post.
"The sheep were kept in a stone stell during the storm."
How to Use Stell
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old, mostly dialectal word for setting something in place, or a small stone shelter for livestock — still heard in Scottish and northern English usage.
When to use it
Largely archaic or regional (especially Scottish); rare in everyday modern English.
Word Forms
stelled past tense, stold past tense, stells plural, stells singular
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Etymology
From Old English stellan, "to place or set," related to the modern word "stall."