Middle English Dictionary Entry
stont adj.
Entry Info
Forms | stont adj. |
Etymology | ?ON: cp. older Dan. stunt, OI stuttr short. ?= ME stunt adj.; cp. stinten v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of short duration.
Associated quotations
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)4/28 : God..yeuithe longe lyff and stont [F courte] in this terreyn..like as hym lust.