Definitions For Stound

Adverb

A while: for a short span of time.

Noun

A while: a short span of time. time, time, especially the proper time for doing something: A moment, a chance, an opportunity. A season of the year. A canonical hour: one of the 3-hour divisions of the day, (Christianity) its divine office. An hour: one of the 24 divisions of the day.

Descendants

{{desc, en, stound}} {{desc, sco, stound}}

Etymology 1

From Middle English stond, stounde, stound, t=hour, time, season, moment, from {{inh, en, ang, stund, t=a period of time, while, hour, occasion}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, stundō, t=point in time, hour}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *stut-, t=prop}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *steh₂-, t=to stand}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, stond, t=hour, time, moment}}, {{cog, de, Stunde, t=hour}}, {{cog, da, stund, , time, while}}, and {{cog, sv, stund, t=time, while}}. Compare {{cog, enm, stunden, t=to linger, stay, remain for a while}}, {{cog, is, stunda, t=to frequent, pursue}}. Related to stand.

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, stund, stoind, stoond, stoon, stoun, stuind}} {{qualifier, Scotland}}

Noun

STOUND (plural STOUNDs) (chronology, obsolete, or, dialectal) An hour, hour. (obsolete) A tide, season. : (Chaucer) (archaic, or, dialectal) A time, length of time, hour, while. (archaic, or, dialectal) A brief span of time, moment, instant. :Listen to me a little stound. A moment or instance of urgency; exigence. (dialectal) A sharp or sudden pain; a shock, an attack. A stroke or blow (from an object or weapon); (by extension) a lashing; scourging A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush. astonishment, astonishment; amazement. : (Edmund Spenser) : (John Gay)

Derived terms

{{der-top}} ill stound in a stound stoundmeal {{der-mid}} umbestound umstound upon a stound {{der-bottom}}

Translations

Russian: срочность, f

Verb

{{en-verb}} (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive) To hurt, pain, smart. (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive) To be in pain or sorrow, mourn. (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive) To long or pine after, desire.

Etymology 2

From {{cog, enm, stunden, , to linger, stay, remain for a while}}. Cognate with {{cog, is, stunda, , to frequent, pursue}}. More at stand.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (intransitive, obsolete) To stand still; stop. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal) To stop to listen; pause.

Noun

STOUND (plural STOUNDs) (UK, _, dialectal) A stand; a stop.

Etymology 3

From Middle English stound, stonde, stoonde, ston, from {{inh, en, ang, stond, , a stand}}. Compare stand.

Noun

STOUND (plural STOUNDs) A receptacle for holding small beer.

Anagrams

Dutson, donuts, stunod

Middle English

Alternative forms

{{l, enm, stounde}}, {{l, enm, stounte}}, {{l, enm, stowunde}}, {{l, enm, stund}}, {{l, enm, stunde}}, {{l, enm, stunt}}, {{l, enm, stonde}}, {{l, enm, stont}}, {{l, enm, stonte}}, {{l, enm, stunden}}

Etymology

From {{inh, enm, ang, stund, , a period of time, while, hour, occasion}}, from {{inh, enm, gem-pro, *stundō, , point in time, hour}}.