stend

1 of 2

noun

ˈstend

variants or less commonly sten

ˈsten

plural -s

Scottish

: jump, bound

stend

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

variants or less commonly sten

"

Scottish

: to jump up : leap, rear

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English

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