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Gainstand — Gain stand , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainstood}; p. pr. & vb. n. {gainstanding}.] [See {Again}, and {Stand}.] To withstand; to resist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gainstand — (ˈ)gān|stand, taa(ə)nd transitive verb Etymology: Middle English gaynstanden, from gayn against + standen to stand more at stand chiefly Scotland : withstand, resist … Useful english dictionary
gainstanding — Gainstand Gain stand , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainstood}; p. pr. & vb. n. {gainstanding}.] [See {Again}, and {Stand}.] To withstand; to resist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gainstood — Gainstand Gain stand , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainstood}; p. pr. & vb. n. {gainstanding}.] [See {Again}, and {Stand}.] To withstand; to resist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
King of Scots — The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. According to tradition, the first King of Scots was Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín), who founded the state in 843, although this is no longer taken seriously by… … Wikipedia
List of Scottish monarchs — The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland, as used before 1603 The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. According to tradition, the first King of Scots was Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín), who founded the state in… … Wikipedia
gainsay — (v.) contradict, c.1300, lit. say against, from O.E. gegn against (see AGAIN (Cf. again)) + SAY (Cf. say). Solitary survival of a once common prefix [Weekley], which was used to form such now obsolete compounds as gain taking taking back again,… … Etymology dictionary
