Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1947
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STOOR, v. Also stour, stur. To look glum or abstracted, to stare in a gloomy or vacant manner (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), stur, Sh. 1971).Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 6:
Ta sit stourin' at da laybrack wi' naethin ta dü.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (17 July):
Foo lang is doo gaun ta sit stoorin' i' da flöer laek ane dumpeest.Sh. 1947 Sh. Folk Book I. 67:
De haegri stoorin in a pöl.
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