An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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STOT, _s._
1. A young bull or ox, S.
_Douglas._
2. A bull of any age, S. B.
Su. G. _stut_, juvencus; Dan. _stud_, a bull.
_To_ ~Stot~, _v. n._ To take the bull, S. B.
_To_ STOT, _v. n._
1. To rebound from the ground, S.
2. To bounce in walking, S.
Belg. _stuyt-en_, to bounce; Sw. _stutt-a_, to rebound.
_To_ ~Stot~, _v. a._ To cause to rebound; as, _to stot a ball_, S.
~Stot~, _s._
1. The act of rebounding, S.
_Monro._
2. A bounce or spring, in walking, S.
3. Quick or sudden motion.
_Rutherford._
_To_ STOT, _v. n._ To stumble.
V. ~Stoit~.
_To_ STOT, _v. a._ To stop.
_Barbour._
Belg. _stuyt-en_, impedire.
_To_ ~Stot~, _v. n._ To stop, to cease; pret. _stot.i.t_.
_Gawan and Gol._
To STOVE, _v. a._ To stew, S.
_Ramsay._
Germ. _stov-en_, Su. G. _stufw-a_, id.
STOVE, STOUE, _s._ A vapour.
V. ~Stew~.
_Douglas._
STOUND, _s._ A small portion of time, a moment.
_Douglas._
A. S. Su. G. Isl. Teut. _stund_, tempus, momentum.
_To_ STOUND, _v. n._ To ache, S.
_Doug._
Isl. _styn_, doleo, _stunde_, dolui.
~Stound~, _s._
1. An acute pain, affecting one at intervals, S.
2. Transferred to the mind, denoting any thing that causes a smarting pain, S.
_Douglas._
STOUP, STOIP, _s._
1. A deep and narrow vessel for holding liquids, S.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _stoppa_, a pot or flagon; Teut. _stoop_, urna.
2. A pitcher or bucket used for carrying water, narrower at the top than at the bottom, for securing the iron-hoops. This is denominated a _water-stoup_, S.
