An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 833
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 833
STOUP, _adj._ Stupid.
V. ~Stupe~.
STOUP and ROUP, _adv._ Completely, S. i. e. _stump_ and _rump_.
_Ramsay._
STOUPE, _s._ A prop.
V. ~Stoop~.
STOUR, STOURE, STOWR, STURE, _s._
1. The agitation of any body, the parts of which are easily separable.
_Douglas._
2. Dust in motion, S. p.r.o.n. _stoor_.
_Burns._
3. Used improperly, with respect to dust that is laid, S. A.
_Douglas._
4. The spray driven, in consequence of the agitation of a body of water.
_Douglas._
5. Trouble, vexation. _To raise a stour_, to cause disturbance, S.
_Ross._
6. Battle, fight, S.
_Barbour._
Isl. _styr_, pugna, praelium; O. Fr. _estour_, id.
7. Perilous situation, hardship, S.
_Wallace._
8. Force, violence.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
9. A paroxysm of rage.
_Douglas._
10. Severe reproof, S. B.
_Ross._
A. S. _steore_, reproof, correction.
11. A fright, Dumfr.
Belg. _stoor-en_, Teut. _stoer-en_, A. S. _styr-an_, turbare, E. to _stir_.
~Stourie~, _adj._ Dusty, S.
_To_ ~Stour, Stowre, Stoor~, _v. n._
1. To rise in foam or spray.
_Douglas._
2. To move swiftly, making the dust or water fly about, S.
_Watson._
~Stoor~, _adv._ Avast, get away, S.
STOUR, STOURE, _s._ A stake, a long pole, Dumfr.
_Douglas._
Su. G. Dan. _stoer_, _staur_, id.
STOURNE, _adj._ Stern; used as a s.
A. S. _styrne_, id.
_Sir Gawan._
STOUSSIE, _s._ A strong healthy child, S.
Corr. from _stout_, or Germ. _stutz-en_, to support.