stound Meaning, Definition & Usage

Stound intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Astound, Stun.
Definitions
  1. To be in pain or sorrow. Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.
Stound adjective
Etymology
See Stound, v. i.
Definitions
  1. Stunned. Obs.
Stound noun
Definitions
  1. A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. Obs. Spenser.
  2. Astonishment; amazement. Obs. Spenser. Gay.
Stound noun
Etymology
AS. stund; akin to D. stond, G. stunde, Icel. stund.
Definitions
  1. Hour; time; season. Obs. Chaucer.
  2. A brief space of time; a moment. Obs. Chaucer.
Stound noun
Etymology
Cf. Stand.
Definitions
  1. A vessel for holding small beer. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.

Webster 1913