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Stout; Stoutness

Stout; Stoutness stout, stout'-nes: In modern English the word signifies strength firmness, corpulence, etc., but in English Versions of the Bible (Psa 76:5, Isa 10:12, Isa 46:12, Dan 7:20, Mal 3:13 with stout...

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Stout; Stoutness stout, stout'-nes: In modern English the word signifies strength firmness, corpulence, etc., but in English Versions of the Bible (Psa 76:5, Isa 10:12, Isa 46:12, Dan 7:20, Mal 3:13 with stoutness" in Isa 9:9) it always means "bold" or "proud" and invariably in a bad sense; compare the German stolz, with which "stout" is allied.

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