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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†STUTHE, n. Also stuve. The stump of a rainbow, esp. one seen on the sea and thought to presage bad weather (Kcd. c.1850 T.S.D.C. (1921)).
[Prob. corruptions by wrong division of wolf's tuith, id. See Tuith, n., 2, and Wolf.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Stuthe n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 27 Apr 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/stuthe>
