stound

Stound, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Astound, Stun.] Defn: To be in pain or sorrow. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Stound, a. Etym: [See Stound, v. i.] Defn: Stunned. [Obs.] Stound, n. 1. A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. Astonishment; amazement. [Obs.] Spenser. Gay. 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, n. Etym: [Cf. Stand.] Defn: A vessel for holding small beer. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

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