An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

STAID, STADE, s. A furlong.

Fr. stade, Lat. stad-ium.

Lyndsay.

STAIG, STAG, s.
1. A horse of one, two, or three years old, not yet broken for riding, nor employed in work, S.
Forrest Lawes.
2. A riding horse.
Montgomerie.
3. A stallion; sometimes a young one, S.
Pop. Ball.
4. A young courtier.
Cleland.

Isl. stegg-r, the male of birds, and of most wild beasts.

To STAIK, v. a. To accommodate, S.

Teut. steck-en, figere.

Acts Marie.

STAILL, s.
V. [Stale].

STAINYELL, s. The wagtail.
Burel.