English

Noun

stond ‎(plural stonds)

1. (obsolete) stop; halt; hindrance

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?) "Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises." Francis Bacon, Of Studies, 1625

2. (obsolete) A stand; a post; a station.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stonde, from Old Dutch stunda ‎(“time, while”), from Proto-Germanic *stundō ‎(“time, while”). More at stound. Cognate with German Stunde

Noun

stond f ‎(plural stonden, diminutive stondje n)

1. time; point in time, moment
2. age, epoch
3. hour

Synonyms

• (chronology): uur

Etymology 2

See staan.

Verb

stond

1. singular past indicative of staan