An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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STOMOK, _s._ A shred.
_Evergreen._
Su. G. _stumpig_, mutilated, id.
_To_ STONAY, STUNAY, _v. a._ To astonish.
_Barbour._
STONE-CHECKER, _s._
V. ~Stane-chaker~.
STONE-FISH, _s._ The spotted blenny, S.
_Sibbald._
STONE-RAW, _s._
V. ~Staneraw~.
STONKERD, _adj._ Silent and sullen, S. _stunkart_.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _slygg-r_, id.; Belg. _stug_, surly; Dan. _stenkerd_, litigator.
_To_ STOO, _v. a._ To crop.
V. ~Stow~.
STOOK, STOUK, _s._ A rick of corn, consisting of twelve sheaves, S.
Teut. _stock_, meta, a heap.
_Courant._
_To_ ~Stook~, _v. a._ To put into shocks, S.
_R. Galloway._
STOOL-BENT, _s._ Moss-rush, S.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ STOOM, _v. n._ To frown, S. B.
Su. G. _stumm_, Belg. _stum_, dumb.
STOOP, STOUPE, _s._
1. A post fastened in the earth, S.
_J. Nicol._
2. A prop, a support, S.
3. One who supports another, S.
_Knox._
Su. G. _stolpe_, columna, fulcrum.
STOR, _adj._ Severe.
V. ~Sture~.
STORE, _s._ Applied to sheep or cattle, S.
~Store farm~, A farm princ.i.p.ally consisting of a walk for sheep, S.
~Storare, Storour~, _s._ One who has the charge of flocks.
_Douglas._
* STORY, _s._ A softer term for a falsehood, S.
* STORM, _s._ Snow, Aberd.
_Spalding._
STORM-STEAD, STORM-STAID, _adj._ Stopped, or stayed, in a journey, by reason of a storm.
_Spalding._
