/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 ]