stour

(Engels)

Adj

1. (dialectal, regional) Tall; large; stout.
2. (dialectal, regional) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
3. (dialectal, regional) Bold; audacious.
4. (dialectal, regional) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
5. (dialectal, regional) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
6. (dialectal, regional, usually) Inflexible, stiff.
7. (obsolete) Resolute; unyielding.

Noun

A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.

Adv

Severely; strongly.

Noun

1. A stake.
2. A round of a ladder.
3. A stave in the side of a wagon.
4. A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.

Noun

1. (obsolete) An armed battle or conflict.
2. (obsolete) A time of struggle or stress.
3. (dialectal) Tumult, commotion; confusion.

Verb

Alternative form of stoor.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈstɔː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: store

Overgenomen van Oudengels: stōr

Verwant aan Schots: stour

Verwant aan Saterfries: stor

Verwant aan Deens: -

Verwant aan Zweeds: -

Verwant aan Noors: -

Verwant aan IJslands: stórr

Verwant aan Pools: stary

Verwant aan IJslands: staur

Verwant aan Oudgrieks: σταυρός

Overgenomen van Middelengels: stour

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: sturm

In summary

From Middle English store, stoor, stour (“tall, powerful”), from Old English stōr (“tall, great, mighty, strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, *stōrijaz (“great, big, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-r-, *stō-r- (“steadfast, firm; standing tall; big, bulky”).
Cognates
Akin to Scots stour (“tall, large, great, stout”), Saterland Frisian stor (“great, many”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian stor (“large, great”), Icelandic stórr (“large, tall”), Polish stary (“old, ancient”), Albanian stër- (“big, huge”). Compare also stoor, steer, stately.

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