Stalwart /(stŏl"wẽrt [or] sta̤l"-; 277)/

Stal·wart

Stalwart

a.

[OE. stalworth, AS. staelwyrð serviceable, probably originally, good at stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards extended to other causes of estimation. See Steal, v. t., Worth, a.]

Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent.
Fair man he was and wise, stalworth and bold.
— R. of Brunne.

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