He … has a balans … that weil may harbry al at anis Baith vind and wattir, erd & stanis Ratis R. A gret stane … That for this kyngis sete wes made Wynt. The erde, and the stanys Ar tharof … the banys Wynt. Sa fast Ferrand than gart he ga That stanis and flagmontis flaw him fra Alex. Thai … rest has tane In a hol cowe vnder a stane Leg. The corse … thai … lad … done one a stane Leg. A litill stane … May ger weltir ane mekill wane Barb. A rock, a large or massy piece of stone, freq. loose, piece or fragment of rock, a pebble, a piece of grit. Carmichaells, Stanebyres 1705 Foulis Acc. Act anent the burcht of Stenhyve in the Mernis 1607 Acts IV 374. In thair courtis at the Stanehyve 1600 Acts IV 246/2. Thre pennylande of Stanbuster 1466 Charter (Reg. Willelmo de Gledstanes 13… Liber Melros 429. In territorio meo de Thirlestan c1260 Liber Dryburgh 87. Certam … supra quarta parte piscerie nostre de Stan Inche 12… Liber Scon 54. Sic ascendendo usque ad Thirlestangate 1214–49 Liber Melros 235. Domino Willielmo flamatico de stanhus 1214–49 Liber Melros 215. From Fairforde ascending to Staincros 1165–1214 Liber Melros in Orig. Johnston Place-names of Scotland (1972) s.v. A stone.Ī, sik as we pronunce in stean, or the south in stain Hume Orthog. Also: stain(e, stayn(e, staan, staein, sten(e, stein(e, steyn(e, stean(e, stin(e, ston(e, stoin(e, stoan, stoune. Hide Quotations Hide Etymology Cite this entry A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)