Part 823 (1/2)

_Ramsay_

Fr _estend-re_, Ital _stend-ere_, to extend

~Stend~, _s_

1 A spring, S

_Douglas_

2 A long step or stride, S

_Ruddiman_

~Stendling~, _s_ The act of springing with great force

_Compl S_

_To_ STENYE, _v a_ To sting

_Gl Sibb_

_To_ STENT, _v a_

1 To stretch, S

_Barbour_

2 To straiten; _stent_, at full stretch, S

3 To restrain, to confine, S

_Ramsay_

4 To erect

_Douglas_

Fr _estend-re_, from Lat _extend-ere_

~Stent-net~, _s_ A net stretched out and fixed by stakes or otherwise, S B

_Law Case_

_To_ STENT, _v n_ To stop, to cease S