Category:Stound

Stound, v. i. Etym: [cf. Astound, stun.]

Defn: to be in pain or sorrow. [obs. or prov. Eng. & scot.]

Stound Stound, a. Etym: [see stound, v. i.]

Defn: stunned. [obs.]

Stound Stound, n.

1. A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [obs.] Spenser.

2. Astonishment; amazement. [obs.] Spenser. Gay.

Stound Stound, n. Etym: [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 Stound, n. Etym: [cf. Stand.]

Defn: a vessel for holding small beer. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.