And Mariot stod by and seyd that were no merveyll whill thei were but ij.
Sir, also I spake with William Norwych, and asked hym after the Lord Moleyns how he stod to my Lord ward; and he told me he was sor owte of grace, and that my Lord of York lovyth hym nought.
Mi fader, this ensample is good; Bot how so evere that it stod With Poliphemes love as tho, It schal noght stonde with me so, To worchen eny felonie In love for no such Envie.
And natheles sche wiste wel, Mi world stod on an other whiel Withouten eny faiterie: Bot algate of my maladie 180 Sche bad me telle and seie hir trowthe.
He sih the gates ful of blod, Thelogonus and wher he stod He sih also, bot he ne knew What man it was, and to him threw 1700 His Spere, and he sterte out asyde.
And whan that sche good hiede nam, Wher that he stod under the bowh, Sche kneu him wel and to him drouh; 6320 For thogh sche hadde hire forme lore, The love was noght lost therfore Which kinde hath set under his lawe.
Bot yit the world hath ofte accused Ful grete Princes of this dede, Hou thei for love hemself mislede, 4310 Wherof manhode stod behinde, Of olde ensamples as I finde.
The wyndstod thanne noght amis, Bot evene topseilcole it blew, Til Ulixes the Marche knew, 3120 Wher Lichomede his Regne hadde.
In the Squyr of Lowe Degre is a remarkable instance of this fact: How she rose, that lady dere, To take her leue of that squyer; Al so naked as she was borne She stod her chambre-dore beforne.
Togeder then went thes two yemen, Het was a god seyt to se; Therof low Robyn hes men, Ther theystod onder a tre.
A lytle boy stod them amonge, And asked what meaned that gallow tre; 170 They sayde, "to hange a good yeaman, Called Wyllyam of Cloudesle.
Stell then stod the prowde potter, 185 Thos than seyde he; "And y had a bow, be the rode, On schot scholde yow se.
The screffe commandyd a yeman thatstod hem bey Affter bowhes to wende; The best bow that the yeman browthe 195 Roben set on a stryng.
L12] Bot as the god yemen stod on a day, Among hes mery maney, He was war of a prowd potter, 15 Cam dryfyng owyr the ley.
More then me lyste my drede aros, I stod full stylle and dorste not calle; Wyth yghen open and mouth ful clos, I stod as hende as hawk in halle.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stod" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
