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

STEUG, STEWG, s.
1. A thorn; any thing sharp-pointed, S. B.

Germ. stich, punctum; stech-en, pungere.

2. A rusty dart, Aberd.
P. Buch. Dial.
3. A hasty stitch with a needle, S. B.

To Steug, v. a. To sew slightly and coarsely, S. B.

STEUEN, s. Judgment.
Sir Tristrem.

STEUIN, STEVEN, s.
1. The voice, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Sound, a note.
Douglas.

Moes. G. stibna, A. S. stefne, vox.

STEUIN, s. The prow of a ship.
Doug.

Isl. stafn, stefn, Belg. steven, prora.

To Steuin, v. a. To direct the course of a ship towards a certain point.
Doug.