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Stanerie, Stanry, adj. Also: stenory, stendirrie. [Late ME stanry (once, c1440); Staneris n. pl.] Gravelly, stony, rocky. b. fig.(a) 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1150.
The beriall stremis rinnand ouir stanerie greis Maid sober noyis 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 76.
He send ij^m men to the bak of Mont Fute be ane stanry waye 1536–7 Sc. Hist. Rev. VII 360.
Becaus the saidis landis [of Drygrange] is a dry hard skalp ground and ane stanry hingand ground 1579 Reg. Privy C. III 129.
The ground quhairon the haill hous sould be biggit is sandy and stanerie ?15… Chart. Coupar A. I 201.
Ad lie crukit hillok et lie stanryfurdis(b) 1699 Belhaven Rudiments 8.
Their grounds are very light & stenoryb. fig. 1562-3 Winȝet II 54/31.
Ar thai ony found sa indurat … and … of sik obstinat vnschamefulnes, of sa stanerie stubburnes, quha suld nocht submit thame selfis [etc.] 1596 Dalr. I 261/8.
He thairfor … perceiueng in how dangerous ane state now the realme was, how scopulous stendirrie, or stanie, was the stedd quhairon thay than stude