stour

Meaning

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.

Translations

winterhart

σκληραγωγημένος

durus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: store

Inherited from Old English: stōr

Cognate with Scots: stour

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: stor

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Swedish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Icelandic: stórr

Cognate with Polish: stary

Cognate with Icelandic: staur

Cognate with Ancient Greek: σταυρός

Inherited from Middle English: stour

Cognate with Old High German: 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.