Stutter

Stutter
This interesting name is a medieval job description which derives from the Olde English "Stott" (Cattle) or horses. There are many variant spellings which derive from local dialects, these include Stather, Stother, Stutter and Stoter or Stothard, Stothart and Stothert but all have the same meaning and origin. The first recorded spelling in any variant is probably John Le Stothirde, the other name developments include the following James Stoter christened at St. Pauls, Deptford, Kent on December 3rd 1786 and Mary Stotter who married William Pool at St. Martins in the Field, Westminster, on May 9th 1802. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Elizabeth Stother, which was dated 1605, who was christened at St. Mary at the Quay, Ipswich, during the reign of King James 1, of England and V1 of Scotland, 1603 - 1625. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • stutter — (v.) 1560s, frequentative form of stutt, from M.E. stutten to stutter, stammer (late 14c.), cognate with M.L.G. stoten to knock, strike against, collide, from P.Gmc. *staut push, thrust (Cf. O.E. stotan, O.H.G. stozan, Goth. stautan to push,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • stutter — ► VERB 1) talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants. 2) (of a machine or gun) produce a series of short, sharp sounds. ► NOUN ▪ a tendency to stutter while speaking. DERIVATIVES stutterer noun. ORIGIN… …   English terms dictionary

  • stutter — [stut′ər] vt., vi. [freq. of dial. stut, to stutter < ME stutten, akin to Ger stossen, to knock, push < IE * (s)teud : see STUDY] 1. STAMMER 2. to make (a series of repeated sounds) [stuttering machine guns] n. the act or an instance of… …   English World dictionary

  • Stutter — Stut ter, n. 1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See {Stammer}, and {Stuttering}. [1913 Webster] 2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stutter — Stut ter, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Stuttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stuttering}.] [Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stutter — *stammer …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • stutter — [v] speak haltingly dribble, falter, hesitate, splutter, sputter, stammer, stumble; concept 77 Ant. continue …   New thesaurus

  • stutter — I UK [ˈstʌtə(r)] / US [ˈstʌtər] verb Word forms stutter : present tense I/you/we/they stutter he/she/it stutters present participle stuttering past tense stuttered past participle stuttered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to repeat the sounds of… …   English dictionary

  • stutter — stut|ter1 [ˈstʌtə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: stut to stutter (14 19 centuries)] 1.) [I and T] to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first ↑consonant of some words →↑stammer ▪ I m D d david, he… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stutter — stut|ter1 [ stʌtər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to repeat the sounds of words in an uncontrolled way when you speak because you are nervous or have a speech problem: Richard stuttered a reply and sat down, his face red. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stutter — I. verb Etymology: frequentative of English dialect stut to stutter, from Middle English stutten; akin to Dutch stotteren to stutter, Gothic stautan to strike more at contusion Date: 1566 intransitive verb 1. to speak with involuntary disruption… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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