stound

stound
I. noun also stoun \\ˈstau̇nd, ˈstün(d)\ (-s)
Etymology: Middle English stund, stond, stound, from Old English stund; akin to Old Frisian stunde time, hour, Old High German stunta period of time, point in time, time, hour, Old Norse stund period of time, hour, Old English standan, stondan to stand — more at stand
2.
a. chiefly Scotland : a throbbing pain : pang, ache
b. chiefly Scotland : thrill
c. archaic : a loud noise : uproar
II. intransitive verb also stoun \\“\ (-ed/-ing/-s)
chiefly Scotland : to feel a pang : ache, smart

my heart it stounds with anguish — Robert Burns

III. transitive verb also stoun \\“\ (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English stunden, stonden, probably from stund, stouned, past participle of stounen, from Old French estoner — more at astony
archaic : to stupefy with or as if with a blow : stun, astound
IV. noun (-s)
2. archaic : a state of amazement

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  • Stound — (stound), a. [See {Stound}, v. i.] Stunned. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stound — (stound), v. i. [Cf. {Astound}, {Stun}.] To be in pain or sorrow. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stound — Stound, n. [AS. stund; akin to D. stond, G. stunde, Icel. stund.] 1. Hour; time; season. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A brief space of time; a moment. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {In a stound}, suddenly. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stound — Stound, n. 1. A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Astonishment; amazement. [Obs.] Spenser. Gay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stound — Stound, n. [Cf. {Stand}.] A vessel for holding small beer. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stound — [stound] n. [ME stunde < OE stund, akin to Ger stunde, ON stund, hour, while: for IE base see STAND] [Now Brit. Dial] Brit. Now Dial. 1. a short time 2. a pain or pang; shock vi. [Scot. or North Eng.] to ache or pain …   English World dictionary

  • stound — noun /staʊnd/ a) A time, length of time, hour, while. What booth wilt thou have? our king replyd / Now tell me in this stound b) A brief span of time, moment, instant. He lay and slept, and swet a stound, / And became whole and sound …   Wiktionary

  • stound — /stownd, stoohnd/, n. 1. Archaic. a short time; short while. v.t., v.i. 2. Chiefly Scot. to pain; hurt. [bef. 1000; (n.) ME sto(u)nd, OE stund space of time; c. G Stunde, ON stund hour; (v.) ME stunden to stay, remain for a stound, deriv. of the… …   Universalium

  • stound —  , q. STAND, a wooden vessel to put small beer in ; also a portion of time, a small stound. N.&S …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • stound — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stund; akin to Old High German stunta time, hour Date: before 12th century archaic time, while …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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