A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Stangand, ppl. adj. [Stang v.] Capable of inflicting a venomous wound, pain, etc. Only fig. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 266.
Be amyable with humble face, as angellis apperand, And with a terrebill tail be stangand as edderis
