Dictionary entry

Stout; Stoutness

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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