Gāin'stand, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. GAINSTOOD; p. pr. & vb. n. GAINSTANDING.] [A-S. geān, against, and stand.] To withstand; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] Durst gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sidney.
[imp. & p. p. GAINSTOOD; p. pr. & vb. n. GAINSTANDING.] [A-S. geān, against, and stand.] To withstand; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] Durst gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sidney.