Meaning of STOUND
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Stound\, v. i. [Cf. {Astound}, {Stun}.]
To be in pain or sorrow. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
\Stound\, a. [See {Stound}, v. i.]
Stunned. [Obs.]
\Stound\, n.
1. A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
2. Astonishment; amazement. [Obs.] --Spenser. Gay.
\Stound\, n. [AS. stund; akin to D. stond, G. stunde,
Icel. stund.]
1. Hour; time; season. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A brief space of time; a moment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{In a stound}, suddenly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Stound\, n. [Cf. {Stand}.]
A vessel for holding small beer. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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