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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
stiùireag, gruel; from the Sc. stooram, stooradrink, stourreen, sturoch, a warm drink, meal and water mixed, from stoor, to stir, agitate.
stob, thrust, stab, fix (as a stake), stob, a stake, stick, stob (Sc.), Ir. stobaim, stab, thrust; from Sc. stob, a side-form of Eng. stab. Cf. Norse stobbi, a stump, Eng. stub, M. Eng. stob.
stòbh, a stove; from the Eng.
stoc, a stock, pillar, stump, Ir. stoc; from Eng. stock.
stoc, a trumpet, so Ir., M. Ir. stocc, E. Ir. stoc; cf. Sc. stock-horne, stock-and-horn, a pipe formed of a sheep's thigh-bone inserted into the smaller end of a cut horn, with an oated reed, from Eng. stock. Gadelic is borrowed.
stocain, a stocking, Ir. stoca; from the Eng.
stoim, a particle, whit, faintest glimpse of anything (Dial.); from Sc. styme.
stoirm, a storm, Ir. stoirm; from Eng., M. Eng. storm, Norse stormr, Ger. sturm.
stòite, prominet; cf. stàt for origin.
stòl, a stool, settle, Ir. stól, W. ystôl; from Ag. S. stól, now stool, Norse stóll, Ger. stuhl. Hence vb. stòl, settle.
stòp, a wooden vessel for liquor, a stoup, Ir. stópa, a "stoup" or wooden pail; from Sc. stoup, M. Eng. stope, now stoup, Du. stoop, a gallon, Norse staup, a stoup.
stop, stop, close up, Ir. stopaim; from the Eng.
stòr, a steep cliff, broken teeth; cf. stùrr, starr. Norse stór.
stòras, store, wealth, Ir. stór, stórus; from M. Eng. stōr.
stoth, lop off, cut corn high:
stoth, hot steam, vapour; see toth.
strabaid, a strumpet, Ir. strabóid; from an early form of Eng. strumpet, that is *stropet, from O. Fr. strupe, concubinage, stupre, from Lat. stuprum.
stràc, a stroke, ship or boat plank; from Sc. strake, Eng. stroke; from Sc. straik, strait-edge for measuring corn, comes G. stràc (do.). Similarly G. stràc, mower's whetstone, is from strake; all are from the root of Eng. stroke, strike.
stràcair, troublesome fellow, gossip, wanderer; from Norse strákr, a vagabond, etc.
straic, pride, swelling with anger, Ir. stráic:
straighlich, rattling, great noise, sparkles; root sprag, sparg, crackle, Eng. spark, sparkle, Lit. sprageti, crackle.
stràille, carpet; from Lat. strâgulum, coverlet.
strangair, a lazy, quarrelsome fellow, Ir. strangair; cf. dreangan.
streafan, film, carpet (Carm.):
streap, climb, strive against obstacles, Ir. dreapaim; cf. dreimire.
streòdag, a little liquor (Skye):
