Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†STÖ, n., v. Also stu; stav. [stø:, stu:]
I. n. A sea-taboo term for wind (Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 247).Sh. 1892 Manson's Sh. Almanac:
It widna be a fairlie if he sud dauchin i da stu for twartree days.
II. v. To inflate, blow up (a buoy) (Sh. 1814 Irvine MSS., 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1949 New Shetlander No. 14, 22:
To blaw up the sheepskin bow for setting on the ends of the lines was to stav da pinnoc.
