Dictionary.com

stound

[ stound, stoond ]
/ staʊnd, stund /
Save This Word!

noun
Archaic. a short time; short while.
verb (used with or without object)
Chiefly Scot. to pain; hurt.
QUIZ
ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZ
There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!
Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.

Origin of stound

before 1000; (noun) Middle English sto(u)nd,Old English stund space of time; cognate with German Stunde,Old Norse stund hour; (v.) Middle English stunden to stay, remain for a stound, derivative of the noun; akin to stand
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use stound in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for stound

stound
/ (staʊnd) /

noun British dialect
a short while; instant
a pang or pain

Word Origin for stound

Old English stund; related to Old High German stunta period of time, hour
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK