Part 47
STACKYARD, _s._ The inclosure in which stacks of corn or hay are erected, S.
STAFFAGE, STAFFISCH, _adj._
1. Obstinate, unmanageable.
_Douglas._
Ital. _staffeg-iare_, to lose the stirrup.
2. Not easily swallowed, S. A.
_Gl. Sibb._
STAFF SUERD, a sword for thrusting.
_Wallace._
Teut. _staf-sweerd_, sica, dolon.
STAGE, _s._ A step.
_Douglas._
Germ. _steg_, Isl. _stigi_, gradus, scala.
STAY, STEY, _adj._
1. Steep, S.
_Barbour._
Teut. _steygh_, _steegh_, acclivus; A. S. _stig-an_, ascendere.
2. Lofty, haughty.
_Maitland P._
STAID, STADE, _s._ A furlong.
Fr. _stade_, Lat. _stad-ium_.
_Lyndsay._
STAIG, STAG, _s._
1. A horse of one, two, or three years old, not yet broken for riding, nor employed in work, S.
_Forrest Lawes._
2. A riding horse.
_Montgomerie._
3. A stallion; sometimes a young one, S.
_Pop. Ball._
4. A young courtier.
_Cleland._
Isl. _stegg-r_, the male of birds, and of most wild beasts.
_To_ STAIK, _v. a._ To accommodate, S.
Teut. _steck-en_, figere.
_Acts Marie._
STAILL, _s._
V. ~Stale~.
STAINYELL, _s._ The wagtail.
_Burel._
Dan. _stengylp_, id.
STAIT, _s._ Obeisance.
_Dunbar._
_To_ STAIVE, STAIVER, STAVER, _v. n._
1. To go about with an unstable and tottering motion, S.
Germ. _staub-ern_, to range as a dog.
2. To stagger, S. B. _staivell_, Loth.
_Journal Lond._
STAKE _and_ RISE.
V. ~Rise~.
_To_ STAKKER, STACHER.
V. ~Stacker~.
STALE, STAILL, STEILL, STALL, _s._
1. A body of armed men, stationed in a particular place; such especially as lie in ambush.
_Wallace._
Germ. _stell-en_, Su. G. _staell-a_, collocare.
2. The centre of an army, as distinguished from the wings.
_Pitscottie._
3. Any ward of an army, in battle array.
_Wallace._
4. A compact body of armed men.
_Barbour._
5. _In stale_, in battle array.
_Douglas._
6. The principal body employed in the chace.
_Bellenden._
7. _Staill_, the mother-hive; also, _staill-skep_, S.
STALE, _s._ A prison.
_K. Quair._
A. S. _horsa steal_, carceres.
STALE FISHING, _s._ Fishing with a _stell-net_, q. v. S.
_Statist. Acc._
STALKAR, STALKER, _s._
1. A huntsman.
_Douglas._
2. One who illegally kills deer.
_Acts Ja. I._
From the use of a _stalking_ horse.
STALL, _s._ Main army.
V. ~Stale~.
STALL, _pret. v._ Stole.
_Douglas._
STALLENGE, _s._ Duty paid for liberty to erect a _stall_ during a market.
_Skene._
~Stallanger~, _s._ One who sets up a stall for selling his goods during a market.
L. B. _stallangiar-ius_, id.
STALLIT, _part. pa._ Set.
V. ~Stell~.
_K. Quair._
STALWART, _adj._
1. Brave.
_Douglas._
A. S. _stal-ferhth_, chalybei animi homo.
2. Strong, powerful.
_Douglas._
3. Strong, applied to inanimate objects.
_Barbour._
4. Hard, severe.
_Wyntown._
5. Stormy, tempestuous.
_Lyndsay._
~Stalwartly~, _adv._ Bravely.
_Barbour._
STAMFISH, _adj._ Unruly, unmanageable, W. Loth.
Teut. _stamp-en_, to kick.
STAMMACK, STAMMA, _s._ The stomach, S.
~Stammagust~, _s._ A disgust at food, S. B.
S. _stamma_, and _gust_, q. v.
_To_ STAMMER, _v. n._ To stagger, S.
Isl. _stumr-a_, collabi.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
STAMMEREL, _s._ Friable stone, S. B.
STAMP, _s._ A trap, S.
Su. G. _stampa_, Dan. _stomp_, id.
STAMP, _s._ Demur.
_Spalding._
Belg. _stemp-en_, sistere.
STANCE, _s._
1. A station, S. Fr.
_Muses' Thren._
2. A pause, a stop, S.
_Cleland._
~Stanc'd~, _part. pa._ Stationed.
_Ritson._
_To_ STANCHE, _v. a._ To assuage.
_Doug._
Fr. _estanch-er_, id.
STANCHELL, _s._ A kind of hawk.
_Dunbar._
Apparently the _Steingal_ of Turner.
STAND, _s._
1. The gaol.
_Douglas._
Teut. _stand_, statio.
2. A stall, as in a market, S.
_Burr. Lawes._
STAND, _s._ A barrel set on end, S.
STAND _of claise_, a complete suit, S.
_Spalding._
_To_ STAND _one_, _v. a._ To cost, S.
STANDFORD, _s._ Perhaps, one of mean extraction.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _stand-an feoran_, stare procul.
STANE, _s._ A stone, S., _steen_, S. B.
_Chr. Kirk._
A. S. _stan_, Su. G. _sten_, Isl. _stein_, id.
~Stane-cast~, _s._ The distance to which a stone may be thrown, S.
Isl. _steinkast_, id.
~Stane-chaker~, ~Stone-checker~, _s._
1. The stone-chatter, S.
_Stat. Acc._
2. The wheat-ear, S. the _chack_ or _check_, of Orkn.
_Fleming._
Sw. _stens-quette_, Germ. _steinsch-waker_, the wheat-ear.
~Staneraw~, ~Steinraw~, _s._ Rock-liverwort, S.
_Neill._
A. S. _stan_, Isl. _stein_, stone, and _rawe_ hair.
STANERIE, _adj._
V. ~Stannery~.
_To_ STANG, _v. a._ To sting, S.
_Douglas._
Isl. _stanga_, pungere.
_To_ ~Stang~, _v. n._ To thrill with acute pain, S.
~Stang~, _s._
1. The act of stinging, S.
2. The sting of a bee, S.
_Douglas._
3. An acute pain.
_Sir Egeir._
4. The beard of grain, S. B.
_To_ ~Stank~, _v. n._ To ache smartly, Fife.
STANG, _s._ A long pole, S.
_Antiquary._
Isl. _staung_, Dan. _stang_, Belg. _stange_, id.
_To_ ~ride the stang~. He who beats his wife, is sometimes set astride on a long pole, which is borne on the shoulders of others. In this manner he is carried about from place to place.
_Ramsay._
Goth. _nidstaeng_, the pole of infamy, Sw. _stong-hesten_, the roddle horse.
~Stang~ _of the trump_, the best member of a family, the most judicious or agreeable person in a company, S. B.
~Stang~, or ~Sting~, _s._ The shorter pipe-fish.
_Sibbald._
~Stangril~, _s._ An instrument for pushing in the straw in thatching, Ang.
STANK, _s._
1. A pool or pond, S.
_Doug._
Su. G. _staang_, Arm. _stanc_, id.
2. The ditch of a fortified town.
_Dunbar._
_To_ STANK, _v. n._ To gasp for breath, S. B.
Isl. Su. G. _stank-a_, id.
_To_ STANK, _v. n._
V. under ~Stang~, _s._ 2.
STANERS, STANIRS, STANRYIS, _s. pl._
1. The small stones and gravel on the margin of a river or lake.
_Complaynt S._
2. Those within the channel of a river, which are occasionally dry, S.
_Spalding._
Su. G. _stenoer_, gravel; glarea, locus scrupulosus; Norw. _steinur_, sand and stones together; _oer_, _ur_, signifying gravel.
~Stanner-bed~, _s._ A bed of gravel, S. B.
~Stannery~, ~Stanerie~, _adj._ Gravelly, S.
_Pal. Hon._
STANSSOUR, _s._ An iron bar for defending a window, S. _stenchin_.
_Wallace._
Fr. _estançon_, a prop.
STANT, _s._ A task.
V. ~Stent~.
_To_ STANT, _v. n._ To stand.
_Douglas._
STAP, STEPPE, _s._ A stave, S.
Su. G. _staaf_, id.
_Acts Ja. VI._
_To_ STAP, _v. a._
1. To stop, S.
2. To cramm, to stuff, S.
_Ross._
Su. G. _stopp-a_, obturare.
STAPALIS, _s. pl._ Fastenings.
_Gawan and Gol._
Teut. _stapel-en_, stabilire.
STAPPIL, _s._ A stopper or stopple, S.
STARE, _adj._ Stiff, rough.
_Douglas._
Su. G. Germ. _starr_, rigidus, durus.
STARF, _pret._ Died.
V. ~Sterue~.
STARGAND, _adj._ Perhaps, startling.
_Sir Gawan._
_To_ STARK, _v. a._ To strengthen.
_Wallace._
Sw. _staerk-a_, Teut. _starck-en_, id.
STARN, STERNE, _s._
1. A star, S. B.
_Barbour._
Moes. G. _Stairno_, Isl. _stiorn-a_, Su. G. _stierna_, Dan. _stierne_, id.
2. A single grain, a particle, S.
_Bellenden._
3. A small quantity, S.
4. The outermost point of a needle, S. B.
~Starny~, ~Sterny~, _adj._ Starry, S.
STARNOTING, _part. pr._ Sneezing.
Lat. _sternut-are_, id.
_Burel._
STASSEL, STATHEL, _s._
1. A prop for a stack of grain, to raise it from the ground, S. B.
2. The corn which lies undermost in a stack, S. B.
Belg. _stutsel_, a support; _stathel_, a foundation.
STATERIT, L. _stakerit_, staggered.
V. ~Stacker~.
_Gawan and Gol._
_To_ STAVE, _v. a._ To thrust.
_Dunbar._
_To_ STAVER.
V. ~Staive~.
STAUMREL, _adj._ Half-witted.
V. ~Stummer~.
_Burns._
_To_ STAW, _v. a._ To surfeit, S.
_Ferguson._
Belg. _het tegen me staat_; I am disgusted at it.
~Staw~, _s._ A surfeit, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
STAW, _pret. v._ Stole, S.
_Wallace._
STAW, _s._ Stall in a stable, S.
_Dunbar._
STEAD, STEADING, STEDDYNG, _s._
1. The ground on which a house stands, or the vestiges of a former building, S.
_Ruddiman._
2. A farm-house and offices, S.
_Complaynt S._
A. S. _sted_, Su. G. _stad_, locus, situs.
3. A farm itself.
_Diallog._
STEADABLE, _adj._ Available.
_Rollocke._
_To_ STECH, STEGH, (gutt.) _v. a._
1. To cram, S.
_Burns._
O. Teut. _staeck-en_, stipare; to cram.
2. To confine one with a great quantity of body-clothes, S. B.
3. To confine one's self in a very warm room, S. B.
Germ. _stick-en_, suffocare, suffocari.
4. _v. n._ _To stech in bed_, to indulge sloth in bed, S. B.
_To_ ~Stech~, _v. n._ To gormandize, S.
~Stech~, _s._
1. A heap, or crowd, S. B.
2. A confused mass, S. B. _stechrie_, id.
3. It often conveys the idea of heat, as connected with that of a crowd, S. B.
_To_ STED, _v. a._
1. To place.
_Wyntown._
2. To establish.
_Wyntown._
Su. G. _stad-ga_, id.
STEDDYNG, _s._
V. ~Stead~.
STEDE, _s._
1. Place.
2. Fute stede, a footstep.
_Douglas._
_To_ STEEK, _v. a._ To shut.
V. ~Steik~.
STEELBOW GOODS, those goods on a farm, which may not be carried off by a removing tenant, as being the property of the landlord, S.
_Erskine._
Corresponding with Alem. _stahline viehe_, q. immoveable goods.
STEEP-GRASS, _s._ Butterwort, S.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ STEER, STIR, _v. a._
1. To meddle with so as to injure, S.
2. To give ground a slight ploughing, S.
_Stat. Acc._
3. To plough ground a second time, when it is to be ploughed thrice, S.
A. S _styr-ian_, to stir.
STEEVE, _adj._
1. Firm, referring to a bargain, S.
2. Compacted, regarding the frame of an animal, S.
_Burns._
3. Trusty; as, _a steeve friend_, S.
4. Sometimes used for obstinate, S.
Germ. _steif_, firm, stable.
~Stievelie~, _adv._ Firmly, S.
_J. Nicol._
STEY, _adj._ Steep.
V. ~Stay~.
STEIDDIS, _s. pl._ States.
_Dunbar._
Teut. _stad_, _stede_, urbs.
_To_ STEIK, STEKE, _v. a._
1. To pierce with a sharp instrument.
_Barbour._
A. S. _stic-an_, Teut _stick-en_, pungere.
2. To stitch, S.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _stick-a_, acu pingere.
3. To fix, to fasten.
_Douglas._
Germ. _steck-en_, Teut. _stick-en_, figere.
~Steik~, ~Steek~, ~Styk~, _s._
1. The act of stitching with a needle, S.
_Ferguson._
2. The threads in sewed work.
_Burns._
3. A small portion of work, S.
_N. Burne._
4. _To the steeks_, completely.
_A. Doug._
To STEIK, _v. a._
1. To shut, to close, S.
_Douglas._
2. To stop, to choke up.
_Barbour._
Teut. _steck-en_, claudere ligneis clavis.
STEIK, _s._ A piece of cloth.
_Acts Ja. V._
A. S. _sticce_, a piece; Su. G. _staeck-a_, decurtare.
STEIKIS, _s. pl._ Money.
_P. 16th Cent._
A. S. _styc_, _styca_, a small brass coin.
STEIL, _s._ Handle, as, of a plough.
Teut. _steel_, caudex.
STEILBONET, _s._ A kind of helmet.
_Acts Ja. V._
STEILD. _part. pa._ Set.
V. ~Stell~.
STEIN, _s._ A stone.
V. ~Stane~.
STEIN-BITER, _s._ The lump-fish, Orkn.
Sw. _stenbit_, id.
_Stat. Acc._
STEING, _s._ A pole.
V. ~Sting~.
STEINRAW, _s._
V. ~Staneraw~.
_To_ STEIR, _v. a._ To govern.
V. ~Stere~.
STEIR, _adj._ Stout.
_Priests Peblis._
Su. G _starr_, rigidus.
STEIT, _pret._
V. ~Stoit~.
STEKILL, _s._
1. A latch.
_Peblis Play._
2. The trigger of a musket, S.
A. S. _sticcel_, Teut. _stekel_, aculeus.
_To_ STELL, STEIL, STILE, _v. a._
1. To place, to set.
_Wallace._
2. _To stell a gun_, to take aim with it, Loth.
_To stell to the horne_, to put to the horn, to declare one a rebel.
_Act Sed._
Belg. _stell-en_, Su. G. _staell-a_, to place.
~Stell-fishing~, _s._ Fishing with a stell-net, S.
_Stat. Acc._
~Stell-net, Still-net~, _s._ A net stretched out by stakes into, and sometimes quite across, the channel of a river, S.
_Stat. Acc._
STELL, STILL, STOLL, _s._
1. A covert, a shelter, S. A.
_Stat. Acc._
2. An inclosure for cattle, higher than a common fold, S. A.
_J. Nicol._
Teut. _stelle_, locus tutus.
STELLIFYIT, _part. pa._ Converted into a star.
_King's Quair._
STELLFITCH, STELLVITCH, _adj._ Dry, coarse; applied to rank grain, Fife.
Teut. _stael_, _stele_, caulis, stipes herbae.
STEM, _s._ The utmost extent of any thing, Loth.
Su. G. _staemm-a_, cohibere.
_To_ STEM, _v. a._ To stanch, as, to _stem blude_, S.
Su. G. _steamm-a bloden_, id.
STENCHEN, _s._
V. ~Stanssour~.
_To_ STEND, _v. n._
1. To spring, S.
_Ramsay._
2. To rise to elevation.
_Ramsay._
Fr. _estend-re_, Ital. _stend-ere_, to extend.
~Stend~, _s._
1. A spring, S.
_Douglas._
2. A long step or stride, S.
_Ruddiman._
~Stendling~, _s._ The act of springing with great force.
_Compl. S._
_To_ STENYE, _v. a._ To sting.
_Gl. Sibb._
_To_ STENT, _v. a._
1. To stretch, S.
_Barbour._
2. To straiten; _stent_, at full stretch, S.
3. To restrain, to confine, S.
_Ramsay._
4. To erect.
_Douglas._
Fr. _estend-re_, from Lat. _extend-ere_.
~Stent-net~, _s._ A net stretched out and fixed by stakes or otherwise, S. B.
_Law Case._
_To_ STENT, _v. n._ To stop, to cease. S.
_Douglas._
O. Sw. _stynt-a_, Isl. _stunt-a_, abbreviare.
_To_ STENT, _v. a._ To assess, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
L. B. _extend-ere_, aestimare, appretiare.
~Stent~, ~Stant~, _s._
1. A valuation of property, in order to taxation.
_Bellenden._
L. B. _extent-a_, aestimatio.
2. A taxation, S.
_Bellenden._
3. A task, S. _stint_, E.
_Ruddiman._
~Stentmasters~, _s. pl._ Those appointed to fix the quota of any duty payable by the inhabitants of a town or parish, S.
_Act Sed._
~Stent-roll~, _s._ Cess-roll, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
STENT, _s._ Aperture for receiving a bar.
_Wallace._
STEP IN AGE, advanced in years.
Teut. _stap_, climacter, scalae.
_Doug._
STEPPE, _s._ A stave.
V. ~Stap~.
STER, the termination of various names of trades, as _Baxster, Webster_, &c.
Germ. id.
STER, a termination of many names of places in Caithness.
_Ster_ is said to signify an estate.
_Stat. Acc._
STERDE, STERDY, _adj._ Strong.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _starr_, Isl. _styrd_, rigidus.
_To_ STERE, STEER, _v. a._ To govern, to rule.
_Henrysone._
Teut. _stier-en_, Su. G. _styr-a_, id.
~Ster~, ~Stere~, ~Steir~, ~Stering~, _s._
1. Government.
_Douglas._
2. The helm.
_Barbour._
A. S. _steor_, Su. G. _styre_, gubernaculum.
~Sterand~, _part. pr._ Active, lively.
_Doug._
_To_ STERE, STEIR, _v. n._ To stir, S. _steer_.
A. S. _styr-ian_, id.
_Lyndsay._
~Stere~, ~Steir~, _s._ Commotion, S.
_Doug._
~Sterage~, _s._
1. Stir, motion.
_Douglas._
2. Commotion caused by a throng.
_Id._
STERK, _adj._ Strong.
_Barbour._
Isl. _sterk-ur_, Germ. _stark_, robustus.
STERK, _s._ A bullock.
V. ~Stirk~.
STERLING, STRIUELING, _adj._ A term used to denote English money.
_Bellenden._
_Esterling_, a name given to those Germans who are said to have been the first that brought the art of refining silver into England.
STERLING, _s._ The name of a fish; apparently for _spirling_, a smelt.
_St. Acc._
STERN, _s._ A star.
V. ~Starn~.
~Sternyt~, _part. adj._ Starry.
_Douglas._
_To_ STERUE, STERF, _v. n._ To die.
_Wallace._
Belg. _sterv-en_, Germ. _sterf-en_, id.
_To_ ~Steruen~, _v. a._ To kill.
_K. Quair._
A. S. _steorf-an_, Germ. _sterf-en_, id.
STEUG, STEWG, _s._
1. A thorn; any thing sharp-pointed, S. B.
Germ. _stich_, punctum; _stech-en_, pungere.
2. A rusty dart, Aberd.
_P. Buch. Dial._
3. A hasty stitch with a needle, S. B.
_To_ ~Steug~, _v. a._ To sew slightly and coarsely, S. B.
STEUEN, _s._ Judgment.
_Sir Tristrem._
STEUIN, STEVEN, _s._
1. The voice, S. B.
_Douglas._
2. Sound, a note.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _stibna_, A. S. _stefne_, vox.
STEUIN, _s._ The prow of a ship.
_Doug._
Isl. _stafn_, _stefn_, Belg. _steven_, prora.
_To_ ~Steuin~, _v. a._ To direct the course of a ship towards a certain point.
_Doug._
Isl. _stefn-a_, proram aliquo dirigere.
STEW, STEWE, _s._
1. Vapour, S.
_Barbour._
2. Smoke, S.
_Charteris._
3. Dust.
_Douglas._
Isl. _styfa_, vapor; Su. G. _stoef_, dust.
~Mill-stew~, _s._ The dust which flies about a mill, S.
Germ. _muhlstaub_.
~Stewatt~, _s._ One in a state of violent perspiration.
V. ~Stuvat~.
_Gl. Sibb._
STEWYN, _s._ Doom.
_Wallace._
Moes. G. _stau-an_, to judge; Isl. _stef-na_, an action at law.
STY, _s._ A strait ascent.
_Sir Tristrem._
Su. G. Isl. _stig_, A. S. _stiga_, semita.
STIBBLE, _s._ Stubble. S.
_Kelly._
~Stibble-rig~, _s._ The reaper in harvest who takes the lead, S.
_J. Nicol._
~Stibbler~, _s._
1. A horse turned loose, after harvest, to feed among the stubble, S.
2. A ludicrous designation given to a probationer, as having no settled charge, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ STICHLE, (gutt.) _v. n._ To rustle, S.
_Pal. Hon._
_To_ STICK, _v. a._ To bungle, S.
Germ. _steck-en_, impedire.
_Hamilton._
STICK, _s._ A temporary obstacle.
_Baillie._
STICK ~and~ STOWE, completely, S.
V. ~Stab~ and ~Stow~.
_Burns._
STICKLE, _s._
V. ~Stekill~.
_To_ STYE, _v. a._ To climb.
_Hudson._
Moes. G. _steig-an_, A. S. Alem. _stig-an_, id.
STIFFENIN, _s._ Starch, linens, &c. being _stiffened_ by it, S.
Belg. _styffel_, Isl. _stivelsi_, id.
STYK, _s._ A stitch.
V. ~Steik~.
STILE, STYLE, _s._ A sparred gate, S.
_P. Buchan Dial._
STYLIT, _part. pa._ Honoured.
_Lyndsay._
_To_ STILL, _v. n._ To be at rest, S.
_Ross._
Teut. _still-en_, sistere.
_To_ STILP, _v. n._
1. To go on crutches, S. B.
Su. G. _stolpe_, a prop, a support.
2. To stalk, S. B.
_Journ. Lond._
Isl. _stalpleg-r_, praecox.
~Stilper~, _s._
1. One who has long legs, and of course a long step, S. B.
2. _Stilpers_, _pl._ crutches, S. B.
3. Poles for crossing a river dry-shod, S. B.
_To_ STILT, _v. n._
1. To go on crutches, S.
2. To halt, to cripple, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _stylt-a_, grallis incedere.
3. To cross a river on poles, S.
_Stat. Acc._
~Stilt~ _of a plough_, _s._ The handle of it, S.
_Brand._
~Stilts~, _s. pl._ Poles for crossing a river.
_Statist. Acc._
_To_ STYME, _v. n._
1. To look as one whose vision is indistinct, S. B.
2. Denoting the awkward motions of one who does not see well, S. B.
STYME, _s._
1. The faintest form of any object, S.
_Peblis Play._
Su. G. _stomm_, the elementary principle of any thing; C. B. _ystum_, form, figure.
2. Improperly, a disease of the eye.
_Gl. Surv. Mor._
~Stymie~, _s._ One who sees indistinctly, S. B.
STIMIKET, Perh. for _stinket_, stunk.
_Dunbar._
_To_ STIMMER, _v. n._ To go about in a confused manner, S. B.
V. ~Stammer~.
STIMPART, _s._
1. The fourth part of a peck, Ayrs.
_Burns._
2. A young person who reaps the fourth part of a ridge instead of a half, which is the work of one full grown, ibid.
3. As much ground as will grow the fourth part of a peck of flax-seed, ibid.
STING, STEING, _s._
1. A pole, S.
_Wallace._
Isl. _stanga_, Su. G. _staeng_, fustis, pertica.
2. A pike or spear.
_Douglas._
Isl. _stang_, _steing_, hasta.
3. An instrument for thatching, S.
_Pennecuik N._
~Sting~ _and_ ~ling~,
1. _To carry sting and ling_, to carry with a long pole, resting on the shoulders of two persons, S.
_Bann. Journ._
2. _To carry off sting and ling_, to do so entirely, S.
V. ~Ling~.
_Gl. Sibb._
3. The use of both pole and rope, especially in managing unruly horses or cattle.
_Watson._
~Stinger~, _s._ A mender of thatched roofs, S.
~Stingisdynt~, _s._ A stroke with a baton.
_Burr. Lawes._
STINKING-WEED, _s._ Common ragwort, S.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ STYNT, _v. n._ To stop.
_Douglas._
_To_ STIR, _v. a._ To plough slightly.
V. ~Steer~.
STIRK, STERK, _s._
1. A bullock or heifer between one and two years old, S.
_Dunbar._
2. A stupid fellow, S.
_Ramsay._
A. S. _styrc_, _styric_, juvencus, juvenca.
_To_ ~Stirk~, _v. n._ To be with calf, S. B.
STIRKIN, _part. pa._ Wounded, stricken.
_Douglas._
STIRLIN, _s._ A silver coin, apparently ascribed to David I. of Scotland.
V. ~Sterling~.
_Stat. Rob. III._
STIRLING, _s._ The starling, S.
Teut. _sterlinck_, sturnus.
_Lyndsay._
STIRRAH, _s._
1. A stout boy, S.
_Ross._
2. A young fellow.
_Ferguson._
Isl. _strak-r_, pusio, puellus; _smastrak-r_, a boy who is beginning to run.
STITH, STYTH, _adj._
1. Steady, S.
_Barbour._
2. Strong.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _stith_, _styth_, durus, rigidus.
3. Dead, having the stiffness of death, Aberd.
_Ross._
STITHILL, Perh. eagerly.
_Gawan and Gal._
A. S. _stithlice_, strenuè.
STIVAGE, _adj._ Stout, fit for work, Aberd.
Perh. q. _stiffish_.
_Gl. Shirr._
STIVE, _adj._ Firm.
V. ~Steive~.
STOB, _s._
1. A prickle, or small splinter of wood, S.
_Rutherford._
2. The puncture made by a prickle, S.
Germ. _stupf_, _stipp_, punctum.
_To_ ~Stob~, _v. a._
1. To pierce with a pointed instrument, S.
2. To point with iron.
_Chr. S. P._
STOB, _s._
1. Stump of a tree.
_Lyndsay._
2. A palisade, S.; also _stab_.
_Douglas._
3. A pole, a stake.
_Spalding._
A. S. _stubb_, Belg. _stobbe_, stipes, truncus.
~Stob~, _s._ The stump of a rainbow; viewed as a prognostic of an approaching storm, S.
Su. G. _stubb_, a part of any thing broken off.
~Stob-feathers~, _s. pl._
1. The short unfledged feathers which remain on a fowl after it has been plucked, S.
2. Those which appear first on a young bird, S.
~Stobbed~, ~Stob-feather'd~,
1. Unfledged, S.
2. Having no provision or furniture; applied to a young couple, S.
~Stob-thacker~, _s._ One who forms or mends thatched roofs with a _stob_, or stake, S. B.
~Stob-thacking~, ~Stob-thatching~, _s._ The act of thatching in this way, S. B.
_Statist. Acc._
~Stob-thackit~, ~Stob-thatched~, _adj._ Thatched, as described above, S.
_Statist. Acc._
_To_ STOCK, _v. n._ To become stiff, S.
Su. G. _stock-a_, to harden.
~Stock~, _s._ One whose joints are stiffened by age or disease, S.
Belg. _stok-oud_, decrepid.
~Stock~, _s._ The hardened stem of a plant, as _a kail-stock_, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _kaalstock_, id.
STOCK, BED-STOCK, _s._ The forepart of a bed.
_Z. Boyd._
Su. G. _stock_, pars lecti anterior.
STOCK-DUCK, _s._ The mallard, Orkn.
_Barry._
Germ. _stock ent_, Kramer; Norw. _stok-and_.
STOCK ~and~ HORN, a musical instrument composed of the _stock_, which is the hinder thigh-bone of a sheep; the horn, the smaller end of a cow's horn, and an oaten reed.
_Ramsay._
STOCK-HORNE, _s._ A horn anciently used by foresters in S.
_Skene._
STOCK-OWL, _s._ The eagle owl, Orkn.
_Barry._
STOCK-STORM, _s._ Snow continuing to lie on the ground, Aberd.
Isl. _stakastormur_, id.
STOCKERIT, _pret._
V. ~Stacker~.
STOCKIE, _s._ A piece of cheese, or a bit of fish, between two pieces of bread, Fife.
STOER-MACKREL, _s._ The tunny fish, S.
_Sibbald._
Sw. _stor_, great, and _makrill_, mackerell.
STOG SWORD.
V. ~Stok~.
STOIP, _s._ A measure.
V. ~Stoup~.
_To_ STOIT, STOT, STOITER, _v. n._
1. To stagger, to totter, S.
_J. Nicol._
2. To stumble, S.
_Sir Tristrem._
3. Applied to public affairs.
_Ferguson._
Su. G. _stoet-a_, allidere, offendere.
~Stoiter~, _s._ The act of staggering, S.
_To_ STOK, _v. a._ To thrust.
V. ~Stug~.
_Douglas._
~Stok~, ~Stok swerd~, ~Stog sword~, _s._ A long small sword.
_Bellenden._
Teut. _stocke_, sica, ensis.
STOKEN, _part. pa._ Inclosed.
V. ~Steik~, _v._
_To_ STOLL, _v. a._ To place in safety, or in ambush.
_Douglas._
Teut. _stell-en_, ponere.
~Stoll~, _s._ A place of safety.
_Gl. Sibb._
STOLLING, STOLLIN, _s._ The act of stowing a cargo on shipboard.
_Acts Ja. III._
O. Teut. _stouw-en_, acervare.
STOLUM, _s._ As much ink as a pen takes up, S.
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 principally 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._
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.