stound

(sto̵und)

noun

  1. a short time
  2. a pain or pang; shock

Origin: ME stunde < OE stund, akin to Ger stunde, ON stund, hour, while: for IE base see stand

intransitive verb

Scot., North Eng. to ache or pain

See stound in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Archaic
A short time; a while.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English stund; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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