STOUND


Meaning of STOUND in English

/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 n.; akin to STAND ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .