Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
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.
