steid

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English sted, stede, from Old English stede, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis. Cognate with English stead.

Noun

steid (plural steids)

1. A place, location
2. A site, foundation, base

References

• “steid” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.