▪ I. † sture1 Obs.
Also 6 stuer, Sc. stuir.
[? a. AF. *estuir:—popular L. sturio (nom.); see sturgeon.]
A sturgeon.
| 1456 Sir G. Hay Gov. Princes Wks. (S.T.S.) II. 137 The best fische has the maist hard skyn, as is gueddes,..sturis and syk lyke. 1496 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 277 Item, the ix day of Junii, giffin to the man that brocht the sture fra Glasgo, v s. 1585 Higins Junius' Nomencl. 64/1 Acipenser,..a stuer or sturgion. 1595 Duncan App. Etym. (E.D.S.), Acipenser a fish called the stuir. 1598 Florio, Accipensero,..Some take it for the sturgion or elops, or stuer. |
▪ II. sture2 Sc.
Also 7 stuir, 8–9 stur.
Contracted form of stiver. In Shetland used for: A penny.
| 1493 Halyburton Ledger (1867) 6 [He has] 700 ducatis, the quhilk makis 107 crounis and 5 sturis. 1575 Reg. Privy Council Scot. II. 473 The Commissaris of Burrowis..hes..grantit to Maister George Halkett, Conservatour of the privilegis of the Scottis natioun in Flanderis, sex sturis of every sek of gudis. 1606 in Rec. Convent. Burghs Scot. (1870) II. 227 Frae the merchand tuelf sturis and the skipper and schip thre stuiris for the sek. 1709 Lady G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (S.H.S.) 77, 16 gulders 3 sturs. 1892 G. Stewart Shetl. Fireside Tales (ed. 2) 252 Some evil thing wi' a face at first da size o' a copper stūr. |
▪ III. sture
obs. form of steer v., stir, stower.
▪ IV. sture, -ly
obs. forms of stour, stourly.