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Storm(e)sted, Storm staid, p.p. (ppl. adj.). Also: -stedd, -staide, -stad, -stead, -bestaid. [Storm(e n. and staid p.p. of Stay v.1]

1. Of a person, also (once) a ship: Prevented by stormy weather from making or continuing a journey or voyage; beset by storms. Also const. in (a place) and (up)on the se, be sie. Also in fig. context.p.p. (1) 1491 Acta Conc. I 203/1.
Tueching the takin of a schip & gudis … fra the port & havin of Lethe … stormestaide and drevin to the Erlis fery
(2) 1513 Doug. iii iii heading.
How that he was stormstad [Sm. stormested, Ruddim. stormsted] on the see
1535 Stewart 44173.
King Richart with all his greit armie, So stormested wes that tyme vpone the se, That all his schippis drevin war fra vther
1540 Lynd. Sat. 609 (B).
I … am cum heir now at the last, Stormested be sie, ay sen ȝule day
1607 Argyll Acc. 18 Sept.
To bring aill to my lorde off Glencarne he being storm staid in Sent Katrinis
c1610 Melville Mem. 10.
The said ambassadour schippit in at Vruyng … toward Yreland, and was stormested be the way in a little yll
c1650 Spalding I 58.
Setterday he went to Fettercarne … quhair he wes storme sted Sonday, Mononday, Tuysday
c1650 Spalding I 58.
Thay directit … the marques … to enter his persone in waird … albeit thay certanlie knew he wes vpone his journey scarss abill to trauell, and storm stead also
1666 S. Ronaldshay 54.
The minister was foure whole dayes stormested in the Isle of Burray by reasone of extraordinary tempests
1676 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 221.
Travellers … in unseasonabill weather are aither storme sted or else most adventur wpon the water and are lykelie severall tymes to be lost
1682 Cromartie Corr. I 30.
I was stormestedd in Uist
(3) 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1390.
In ȝone Carwell [sc. of the state of Grace] surelie ȝe remane, Oft stormested with this warldis brukilnes … Than schip brokin sall ȝe droun in endles pane
ppl. adj. 1549 Lamb Resonyng 25/1.
For reasoun of leag and amite … maid at the mariage of this Inglis dochtir, quhilk proportis that ane stormested schip or man suld haue fre passage throw athir Ingland or Scotland

2. fig. Subjected to turbulence, upset. c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 182.
We counsall ȝow … Becaus we se ȝour stomak storme bestaid Ȝe pas in hy vnto the nobillis nyne
c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus iv 234.
For weill I wait his stomake is stormestaid, Becaus he is put in ane merriment [? erron. for amerciament] Of all the court with the assise consent

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