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Sunstead vs Sunsted - What's the difference?

sunstead | sunsted |

As nouns the difference between sunstead and sunsted

is that sunstead is a solstice while sunsted is (obsolete) solstice.

sunstead

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic) * (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A solstice.
  • *1908 , Frank Pierce Foster, ?Charles Euchariste de Medicis Sajous, International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics :
  • Sirius in the mouth of the watch dog vied in the dignity and importance of the significance of its ascent with the midnight appearance of Vindemiatrix in the left elbow of the headless virgin, on the horizon at the winter "sunstead " of six months later.
  • *1990 , Ed Fitch, The Rites of Odin - Page 178 :
  • Solitary Winter Sunstead and Yule (December 21) If a follower of the Old Way cannot find others of like mind to share a seasonal ritual in honor of High Valhalla , this rite may be performed by the solitary individual […]

    Derived terms

    * *

    sunsted

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) solstice
  • (Holland)
    (Webster 1913)