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

STANERIE, adj.
V. [Stannery].

To STANG, v. a. To sting, S.
Douglas.

Isl. stanga, pungere.

To Stang, v. n. To thrill with acute pain, S.

Stang, s.
1. The act of stinging, S.
2. The sting of a bee, S.
Douglas.
3. An acute pain.
Sir Egeir.
4. The beard of grain, S. B.

To Stank, v. n. To ache smartly, Fife.

STANG, s. A long pole, S.
Antiquary.

Isl. staung, Dan. stang, Belg. stange, id.

To ride the stang. He who beats his wife, is sometimes set astride on a long pole, which is borne on the shoulders of others. In this manner he is carried about from place to place.
Ramsay.

Goth. nidstaeng, the pole of infamy, Sw. stong-hesten, the roddle horse.