The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gainstand
Gainstand \Gain"stand`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr. & vb. n. gainstanding.] [See Again, and Stand.] To withstand; to resist. [Obs.]
Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged
desires.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
Wiktionary
gainstand
n. (context now chiefly dialectal Scotland English) opposition; resistance. vb. 1 (context transitive UK dialectal English) To stand against; resist, oppose; withstand. 2 (context intransitive UK dialectal English) To make or offer resistance.