storthing (thast)

[Dan.stor = great, and thing court. The parliament or supreme legislative a embly of Norway; the great court or representative of the sovereign people. It is elected triennially, and holds annual se ions. When in se ion, it divides itself into two houses, one-fourth of the members constituting the lagthing, and the remaining three-fourths the odelsthing. stör'-ў (1), *stor-ie, s. [O. Fr. estoire, estore, variants of his to ire history (q. v.); Ital. istoria, storia.] 1. A narrative, recital, or description of something which has occurred; an account of past events; quadrant; when below , from the southwest quadrant. Night signals. By night a red light will indicate east- erly winds; a white above a red light will indicate westerly winds. The Information Signal consists of a red pennant and indicates that the display man has received information of sestorm covering a limited area, dangerous only for ve els about to sail to certain points. The signal will serve as a notification to shipmasters that important information will be given them upon application to the display man. These signals, principally for the information of maritime interests, are distinct from the system of weather, temperature, and rain signals displayed throughout the country. [WEATHER SIGNALS.] storm-stayed, storm-stead, a . Prevented from proceeding on or interrupted in the course of a journey by bad weather. "He with his consorted Eve The story heard attentive, and were fill'd With admiration. Milton: P. L., vii. 51. IMG:content-0365.png:[blocks in formation] pine, pit, sire, sîr, marine; gō, pot, "Hii bygonne her he ye tounes strengthy vaste aboute, Her castles & storys." R. Gloucester, p. 181. "What the sage poets, taught by th' heavenly muse, Storied of old in high immortal verse, Of dire chimeras.' IMG:content-0366.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A certain length of time, long or short; a short space of time. "The kyng biheld him a stound , & sauh no repentance, Hebad drawe away that hound, God has taken ven- geance." Robert de Brunne, p. 55. "Out of his head the same stounde Thei stert." stound (4), 8. [Mid. Eng. stond =stand.] A ve el to put small beer in. ( Prov .) *stounde-mele, *stound-meale, adv . [A. S. stundmælum.) Momentarily; every moment. "This wind that more and more Thus stound me ale encreaseth in my face." Chaucer: Troil. and Creseide, v. stoup, stowp, stoop, *stope, s . [A. S. steáp =a cup: Icel. staup =a beaker, a cup; Dut. stoop =a gallon; Sw.stop ; Ger. stauf ; O. H. Ger. staup , stouph .] [STOOP (2), 8.] 1. A deep and narrow ve el for holding liquids; a flagon; also a ve el used as a measure; as, a pint stoup . (In this sense usually pronounced stowp .) "Here's crying out for bakes and gills, And there the pint stoup clatters." Burns: Holy Fair. 2. A portable ve el for holy water; a stone basin for holy water, placed at the entrance to a Roman Catholic church; an asper- sorium. IMG:content-0367.png:[blocks in formation] "Which suddein fitt and half extatick stoure ." Spenser: F. Q., III., iii. 50. 3. Dust; more particularly dust in motion. (Scotch.) "Our minister did weel; ay, he gars the stour flee out of the cushion." -Dean Ramsay: Reminiscences (ed. 1862),