stouth

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English stulth, from Old Norse stuldr (“stealing, theft”). Cognate with Swedish stöld (“stealing, theft”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stuθ/

Noun

stouth (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Stealing, theft.
    Thae landis are with stouth sae socht, / To extreme povertie are brocht. (Sir Richard Maitland, ‘Agains The Thievis of Liddisdale’)
  2. (obsolete) A secret or clandestine transaction.

Derived terms

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