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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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stair, a path over a bog, stepping stones in a river. Dr Cameron has suggested connection with Du. steiger, waterside stairs, Eng. stair. For s-tar, from *tar, cross (see thar)?
stairirich, a rattling, a rumbling noise; also dairireach, q.v. For s-dairirich.
stàirn, a particle, small quantity (Perth); from Sc. starn, particle, grain, star, from star.
stàirn, noise (as the tread of horses), a violent push: *s-tairn; see tàirneanach for root. Cf. Ir. stathruim, clatter, din.
stàirneil, stairneanach (Suth.), conceited, ostentations; from stàirn, noise: "creating a furore". Eng. stern?
stairsneach, stairseach, a threshold, Ir. tairseach, E. Ir. tairsech: "cross beam or stone:; for root see tarsuinn, transverse.
stairt, a considerable distance, trip (M'A.); from Eng. start?
stàit, a magistrate or great man, stàitean, great men; see stàt.
stalan, a stallion, Ir. stail; from the English.
stalc, stiffen, stalcanta, firm, strong; for s-talc; see tailce. M'A. gives stalc as meaning "dash one's foot against (Islay), thread a hook, thump, stare." In the meaning of "stalk", the word is from the Eng.
stalla, an overhanging rock, craggy steep, precipice, stall, a peat bank; from Norse stallr, any block or shelf on which another thing is placed, pedestal, step of a mast, stall, stalli, an altar, Eng. stall, Lit. stalas, table.
stallachdach, stupidly deaf, heedless (Wh.):
stalladh, dashing against, thumping (M'A.):
stamag, a stomach; from the Eng.
stamh, sea tangle, staf (Lewis), M. stafr, staff.
stamhnaich, reduce to order, subject, break in, drub (M'A.), stannadh, subject (Heb.); from N. stafr, a stick, staffa fyir, rule, fyrir stafni, aim at, stafn, stem?
stàmp, stamp, trample, Ir. stampáil, a stamping, prancing; from Eng. stamp.
†stàn, tin, Ir. stán, W. ystaen, Cor., Br. stean; from Lat. stannum, tin (for *stagnum; cf. Ital. stagno). See staoin.
stàn, a stàn, below, down; Sutherland form of a bhàn, on analogy of a' s t-foghar, a' s t-samhradh, etc.:
stang, a ditch, pool; from Sc. stank, O. Fr. estang, now étang, from Lat. stagnum.
stang, sting, from Sc. stang, sting (as a bee), a sting, Norse stanga, prick, goad; further Eng. sting.
stangarra, the fish stickleback; from stang, sting.
